abyss and sea; profound and extensive
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
abyss and vast sea; metaphor for content that is broad and profound
literaryUsed metaphorically to describe writing, knowledge, or collections that are extensive and deep. Often appears in literary or formal contexts.
bǐ笔
mò墨
yuān渊
hǎi海
The brush and ink are as deep as the abyss and sea (describing profound writing).
Zhè这
bù部
diǎn典
jí籍
kān堪
chēng称
zhī知
shi识
de的
yuān渊
hǎi海
。
This classic can be called an abyss and sea of knowledge.
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Tā他
de的
cáng藏
shū书
jiǎn简
zhí直
jiù就
shì是
yī一
zuò座
yuān渊
hǎi海
，
qǔ取
zhī之
bù不
jìn尽
。
His book collection is simply an abyss and sea, inexhaustible in its depth.