cāng hǎi sāng tián

Traditional: 滄海桑田

沧海桑田 (cāng hǎi sāng tián) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom); fig. the transformations of the world”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom)
  2. 2fig. the transformations of the world

Characters in 沧海桑田

沧cāng · (bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green海hǎi · ocean桑sāng · (bound form) mulberry tree田tián · field

Related words

海ocean海surname Hai海滩beach海军navy海盗pirate海岸coastal田field田surname Tian大海sea海洋ocean海边coast; seaside; seashore; beach脑海the mind

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