滄 (cong1) — (of water) dark/deep green; azure in Cantonese
congˉ¹滄简 沧
Mandarin Pinyin: cang1
Meaning of 滄
noun(of water) dark/deep green; azure
Example Sentences with 滄
congˉ¹滄hoiˊ²海songˉ¹桑tinˎ₄田
The sea turns into mulberry fields; great changes.
congˉ¹滄hoiˊ²海jatˉ¹一sukˉ¹粟
A drop in the ocean; insignificant.
congˉ¹滄hoiˊ²海bin˗₃變cinˉ¹遷
Changes of the sea; vast changes.
congˉ¹滄hoiˊ²海waiˎ₄遺zyuˉ¹珠
A pearl lost in the sea; hidden talent.
congˉ¹滄hoiˊ²海mongˎ₄茫mongˎ₄茫
The vast, boundless sea.
Words Containing 滄
滄海一粟cong1 hoi2 jat1 suk1
a grain in the blue sea
曾經滄海cang4 ging1 cong1 hoi2
to have sailed the seven seas; to have experienced much of life
歷盡滄桑lik6 zeon6 cong1 song1
having experienced all the vicissitudes of life
滄海桑田cong1 hoi2 song1 tin4
deep blue sea changes into mulberry fields; abbr. 滄桑
滄桑cong1 song1
vicissitudes of life, from 滄海桑田
滄海cong1 hoi2
the vast ocean
滄海橫流cong1 hoi2 waang4 lau4
to describe political / chaos in society; stormy; turbulence in the sea
滄浪cong1 long4
azure waves; Canglang district of Suzhou city 蘇州市
人世滄桑jan4 sai1 cong1 song1
we live in an ever-changing world; the world is always tremendously changing
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