沧海一粟

MEANING

1. 壹名noun

   lit. one grain floating on the ocean (idiom)

   • rénshēngzàishì,búguòcānghǎiyīsù.

     人生在世，不过沧海一粟。🔊

     Life in this world is nothing more than a single grain of sand in the vast ocean.

2. 貳名noun

   fig. a drop in the ocean

   • wǒmenzhīshìcānghǎiyīsù.

     我们只是沧海一粟。🔊

     We are merely a grain of sand in the vast ocean.