文山会海 wénshānhuìhǎi endless paperwork and meetings Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 文山 wénshān mountains of paperwork A huge pile of documents or files that need to be processed; mountains of paperwork.会海 會海 huìhǎi a sea of meetings (metaphor) an excessive or overwhelming number of meetings; especially common in Mainland Chinese usage.