Meaning
Bāxiānguòhǎi,gèxiǎnshéntōngba1 xian1 guo4 hai3 , ge4 xian3 shen2 tong1
- lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
- fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
Words sharing a character
- 八卦 bāguà the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经
- 乱七八糟 luànqībāzāo (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
- 四面八方 sìmiànbāfāng in all directions
- 五花八门 wǔhuābāmén myriad
- 七嘴八舌 qīzuǐbāshé lively discussion with everybody talking at once
- 横七竖八 héngqīshùbā in disorder
- 仙女 xiānnǚ fairy
- 神仙 shénxiān Daoist immortal
- 仙鹤 xiānhè red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
- 不过 bùguò only