"汪洋大海" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /wɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ tä⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /wɔːŋ⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹ taːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /wɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ tä⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /wɔːŋ⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹ taːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: wāngyángdàhǎi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄤ ㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], wong¹ joeng⁴ daai⁶ hoi² [Cantonese, Jyutping], wāngyángdàhǎi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wangyángdàhǎi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wang¹-yang²-ta⁴-hai³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wāng-yáng-dà-hǎi [Mandarin, Yale], uangyangdahhae [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ванъяндахай [Mandarin, Palladius], vanʺjandaxaj [Mandarin, Palladius], wōng yèuhng daaih hói [Cantonese, Yale], wong¹ joeng⁴ daai⁶ hoi² [Cantonese, Pinyin], wong¹ yêng⁴ dai⁶ hoi² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 汪洋大海
  1. vast ocean Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-汪洋大海-zh-phrase-ep8H6zKT
  2. (figuratively) something great in strength and impetus Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-汪洋大海-zh-phrase-Nkta-xZx Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 36 64

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          "english": "The mobilization of the common people throughout the country will create a vast sea in which to drown the enemy.",
          "ref": "動員了全國的老百姓,就造成了陷敵於滅頂之災的汪洋大海。 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "动员了全国的老百姓,就造成了陷敌于灭顶之灾的汪洋大海。 [MSC, simp.]\nFrom: 1938, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論持久戰》 (On Protracted War), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition\nDòngyuán le quánguó de lǎobǎixìng, jiù zàochéng le xiàn dí yú mièdǐngzhīzāi de wāngyángdàhǎi. [Pinyin]",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄤ ㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "uangyangdahhae"
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      "zh-pron": "ванъяндахай"
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      "ipa": "/wɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ tä⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "ipa": "/wɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ tä⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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      "ipa": "/wɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ tä⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "ipa": "/wɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ tä⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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      "ipa": "/wɔːŋ⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹ taːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵/"
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