浩如烟海 hào rú yān hǎi

DEFINITIONS

  1. vast as the open sea (idiom); fig. extensive (library)

CHARACTERS

浩 hào great, numerous, vast, abundant
如 rú if, supposing; as if; like, as
烟 yān smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
海 hǎi sea, ocean; maritime