Definition
This four-character idiom literally describes terrifying waves and stormy seas, but it's almost always used as a metaphor for a perilous, turbulent situation or a life full of danger and upheaval. You'll often see it in formal writing or speech to emphasize extreme difficulty or risk — think 'a sea of troubles' rather than actual ocean waves.
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literal: terrifying wavesraging seasfigurative: a perilous situationa life full of danger and upheaval
Examples
- 惊涛骇浪，。Tā de yìshēng jīnglì le wúshù jīng tāo hài làng, dàn cóngwèi fàngqì.He experienced countless storms in his life, but never gave up.
- ，惊涛骇浪。Zài shāngchǎng shàng, bìxū xuéhuì miànduì gè zhǒng jīng tāo hài làng.In the business world, you must learn to face all kinds of perilous situations.
- 惊涛骇浪，。Nà chǎng zhànzhēng dài lái le jīng tāo hài làng, bǎixìng shēnghuó zài shuǐ shēn huǒ rè zhī zhōng.That war brought raging storms, and the people lived in extreme suffering.
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