vast expanse of water; boundless
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
vast and boundless; describing a wide expanse of water
literaryUsed almost exclusively in classical or high-register modern writing. It often conveys a sense of majestic, untamed, and overwhelming vastness. It frequently appears in the reduplicated form "漭漭".
Jiāng江
shuǐ水
mǎng漭
mǎng漭
，
bēn奔
liú流
rù入
hǎi海
。
The river waters, vast and boundless, rush into the sea.
Wù雾
qǐ起
shí时
，
hú湖
miàn面
yī一
piàn片
mǎng漭
mǎng漭
，
bù不
jiàn见
biān边
jì际
。
When the fog rises, the lake surface becomes a boundless expanse with no edge in sight.
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Miàn面
duì对
mǎng漭
mǎng漭
dà大
hǎi海
，
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
le了
zì自
shēn身
de的
miǎo渺
xiǎo小
。
Facing the boundless sea, he felt his own insignificance.