曾经沧海
céng​jīng​cāng​hǎi

widely experienced

曾经沧海 曾經滄海 céng​jīng​cāng​hǎi
widely experienced
Having seen the world or experienced the great ups and downs of life; meaning that after witnessing something vast or grand, ordinary things no longer seem impressive. Often refers to having broad knowledge or being sophisticated through experience. From a poem by 元稹 yuán​zhěn based on 孟子 mèng​zǐ.

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0.090 per million appears in 0% of films
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0.595 per million

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