📖 Meaning
The beautiful scenery of spring is as vast and deep as the sea. It describes a place filled everywhere with bright, abundant spring beauty. The idiom conveys the richness and fullness of springtime.
📜 Origin Story
From the Qing Dynasty novel Ernü Yingxiong Zhuan (The Tale of Heroive Sons and Daughters) by Wen Kang, Chapter 30. In the passage, a character remarks that the plaque for the 'Hall of Four Joys' is surely settled, otherwise this room—where spring is as deep as the sea—might inevitably become a place where desires run as deep as the sea. The idiom vividly compares the overflowing abundance of spring to the boundless depth of the ocean.
💡 Example Usage
阳春三月，江南大地春深似海，处处桃红柳绿。
In the third month of spring, the lands south of the Yangtze are steeped in spring as deep as the sea, with peach blossoms and willow greens everywhere.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 春深似海
- Pinyin: chūn shēn sì hǎi
- Literal Translation: spring, deep, like, sea
- Category: Condition
- Characters: 4