汪洋 wāngyáng vast body of water
How to remember 汪洋: 汪 vast + 洋 sea = vast body of water.
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How it is used
- 'A vast expanse of water, boundless ocean' - 一片汪洋 (yí piàn wāngyáng) a vast sheet of water.
- Evokes immensity: 汪洋大海 (wāngyáng dàhǎi) the boundless sea; also figurative for a flood.
- Literary/descriptive; measure word 片.