弱水三千

Chinese

Not to be confused with 弱水三千，只取一瓢飲.

three thousand
simp. and trad.
(弱水三千) 		弱水 三 千

Etymology

From Chapter 8 of the Journey to the West:

師徒二人正走間，忽然見弱水三千，乃是流沙河界
As the master and disciple were walking, they suddenly saw three thousand weak waters, which marked the border of the Flowing Sands River.

Pronunciation

Idiom

弱水三千

  1. vast, uncrossable bodies of water
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