What do you mean by "four seas and eight wastes"

Interpretation of Four Seas and Eight Wastes

The four seas and eight famines refer to a vast area. The four seas refer to the East China Sea, South China Sea, West Sea and North Sea; Eight famines refer to the eight famines in the east, south, west, north, southeast, southwest, northwest and northeast. All the four seas and eight wastes are locative words, which, like Liuhe and Kyushu, refer to vast areas. Example: Jia Yi's On Qin "embraces the four seas and swallows the heart of the eight barren areas"

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Interpretation of the four seas: refers to the fact that generals at home all over the country are in the palace and believe in the four seas. ; ; The reflection of the three kingdoms; Zhuge Liangchuan said, "It is not easy to please the gentry in the chaos of castration. How many people have been lost in the four seas?"? ; ; Ming; Zhang Pu's "Five-person Tomb Monument" means that it is universally applicable: an open-minded interpretation, also known as the Eight Roads. The farthest place is eternal, and there are eight famines. ; ; Clear; Liang Qichao's Restaurant Collection; Selected Books annexed the heart of the Eight Wastes. ; ; Han; Jia Yi's On Qin explained in detail the desolate places in all directions. "Guanyin Zi": "Knowing a husband is like a dream, and those who see it with emotion can coagulate crops.