五洲四海
wǔ​zhōu​sì​hǎi

all over the world

  • created sense approved 五洲四海 · wǔ​zhōu​sì​hǎi · all over the world — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五洲四海

    wǔ​zhōu​sì​hǎi

    all over the world

    the entire world; referring collectively to the five continents and four seas that were traditionally thought to make up the earth

    五洲 (literal) → 五洲 · wǔ​zhōu · five continents; the whole world 四海 (literal) → 四海 · sì​hǎi · the whole world

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