Chinese words · Chengyu

惊涛骇浪

jīngtāo-hàilàngTraditional 驚濤駭浪

perilous situation

Every meaning

jīngtāo-hàilàng

  1. (fig.) perilous situation
  2. stormy waves

Its characters

  • 惊jīngto startle; to be frightened
  • 涛tāobig wave; billows
  • 骇hàito be shocked; to be frightened
  • 浪làngwave

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Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.