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曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲 曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云 [ceng2 jing1 cang1 hai3 nan2 wei2 shui3 , chu2 que4 Wu1 Shan1 bu4 shi4 yun2] /there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)/one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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Other forms in these source records: 曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲
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