惊涛骇浪 (jīng tāo hài làng) — literal: terrifying waves; raging seas; figurative: a perilous situation; a life full of danger and upheaval
Definition
A chengyu for terrifying, towering waves — used literally for raging seas and figuratively for a life or situation full of danger and upheaval. Stronger and more literary than plain 波涛.
idiom
literal: terrifying wavesraging seasfigurative: a perilous situationa life full of danger and upheaval
Examples
- 惊涛骇浪，。Tā de yì shēng jīng lì le wú shù jīng tāo hài làng, dàn cóng wèi fàng qì.He experienced countless storms in his life, but never gave up.
- ，惊涛骇浪。Zài shāng chǎng shàng, bì xū xué huì miàn duì gè zhǒng jīng tāo hài làng.In the business world, you must learn to face all kinds of perilous situations.
- 惊涛骇浪，。Nà chǎng zhàn zhēng dài lái le jīng tāo hài làng, bǎi xìng shēng huó zài shuǐ shēn huǒ rè zhī zhōng.That war brought raging storms, and the people lived in extreme suffering.
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