曾经沧海 (céng jīng cāng hǎi) — (idiom) having experienced great things; worldly-wise; no longer easily impressed
Definition
From a poem by Yuan Zhen: 'having crossed the deep sea, no water seems a sea to one ever after.' Means being so experienced that ordinary things no longer impress.
idiom
having experienced great thingsworldly-wiseno longer easily impressed
Examples
- 曾经沧海，。Tā céng jīng cāng hǎi, duì zhè xiē xiǎo jiǎng gēn běn bú fàng zài xīn shàng.Having seen so much of the world, he doesn't care at all about these little prizes.
- 曾经沧海，。Lǎo rén jia céng jīng cāng hǎi, shén me dōu bù jué dé xī qí le.The old man has been through so much that nothing seems novel to him anymore.
- 曾经沧海，。Tā céng jīng cāng hǎi, bú zài wèi xiǎo shì fán nǎo.Having experienced profound love and loss, she no longer frets over trivial matters.
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