hào
yān
hǎi

idiom

Meaning of 浩如烟海

浩如烟海 means vast as the sea; immense; voluminous. Pronounced hào rú yān hǎi.

  • vast as the sea; immense; voluminous

Definitions & Examples

Zhōng
guó
dài
de
diǎn
hào
yān
hǎi
 
bèi
zi
wán
 

The ancient Chinese classics are vast as the sea; one could never finish reading them in a lifetime.

Zhè
yán
jiū
de
liào
hào
yān
hǎi
 
shōu
zhěng
yào
hěn
cháng
shí
jiān
 

The materials for this research topic are immense; collecting and organizing them will require a long time.

Miàn
duì
hào
yān
hǎi
de
wén
xiàn
 
zhī
cóng
shǒu
 

Facing the voluminous literature, he did not know where to begin.