to have been through the hardships of life; to have been through the mill
trad. 歷盡滄桑
Also written 歷盡滄桑【lì jìn cāng sāng】
Characters in this word
4历
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old variant of 曆|历[li4], old variant of 歷|历[li4]
- Pinyin
- lì
- Traditional
- 厤
- Strokes
- 4
尽
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to the greatest extent, (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme, to be within the limits of, to give priority to
- Pinyin
- jǐn
- Traditional
- 儘
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 2396 of 2500
沧
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(bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green, (literary) cold
- Pinyin
- cāng
- Traditional
- 滄
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 23595 of 2500
桑
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surname Sang
- Pinyin
- Sāng
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 8967 of 2500