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文江学海

wén jiāng xué hǎidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
river of literacy, sea of learning (idiom) / ars longa, vita brevis
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

文江學海 文江学海 [wen2 jiang1 xue2 hai3] /river of literacy, sea of learning (idiom); ars longa, vita brevis/

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Other forms in these source records: 文江學海

  • 文
    wén

    language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67

    Wén

    surname Wen

  • 江
    Jiāng

    surname Jiang / (bound form) Yangtze River / (bound form) Jiangsu Province (abbr. for 江蘇|江苏[Jiāng sū])

  • 学
    xué

    to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology

  • 海
    hǎi

    ocean / sea / CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous

    Hǎi

    surname Hai

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.