填海 tiánhǎi
tiánhǎi
noun
land reclamation
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
, Subdomain: Civil Engineering
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '填海'; Guoyu '填海')
Contained in
- 精卫填海(精衛填海) mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones; futile ambition; task of Sisyphus
Word is mentioned most frequently in
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- 第八十一回 Chapter 81 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1
- 卷九十九上 王莽傳 Volume 99a: Wang Mang 1 Book of Han 漢書 — count: 1
- 卷四五 列傳第三七 文苑 Volume 45 Biographies 37: Men of Letters Book of Northern Qi 北齊書 — count: 1