惊涛骇浪

驚濤駭浪

jīngtāo-hàilàng

idiom #45,647

Meanings

渔船在惊涛骇浪中艰难前行。

Yúchuán zài jīngtāohàilàng zhōng jiānnán qiánxíng.

The fishing boat struggled forward through terrifying waves.

公司经历了几次惊涛骇浪，终于稳住了局面。

Gōngsī jīnglì le jǐ cì jīngtāohàilàng, zhōngyú wěnzhù le júmiàn.

The company weathered several major crises before finally stabilizing.

面对人生的惊涛骇浪，他始终保持冷静。

Miànduì rénshēng de jīngtāohàilàng, tā shǐzhōng bǎochí lěngjìng.

Faced with life's storms, he stayed calm throughout.

memory

惊 + 骇 are near-synonyms for 'terrifying'; 涛 + 浪 both mean big waves. Doubled intensity for both halves — a really wild sea.

history

From the Tang writer 田颖's 《海云楼记》, where a man at peace recalls past 惊涛骇浪 he survived and shudders.

惊 jīng

涛 tāo

骇 hài

浪 làng