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滄海桑田 (cong1 hoi2 song1 tin4) — deep blue sea changes into mulberry fields; abbr. 滄桑 in Cantonese

congˉ¹滄hoiˊ²海songˉ¹桑tinˎ₄田
简 沧海桑田
Mandarin Pinyin: cang1 hai3 sang1 tian2

Meaning of 滄海桑田

noundeep blue sea changes into mulberry fields; abbr. 滄桑
nounthe world swiftly changing; time brings drastic changes to the world

Example Sentences with 滄海桑田

congˉ¹滄hoiˊ²海songˉ¹桑tinˎ₄田
The sea turns into mulberry fields; great changes.
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Characters in 滄海桑田

滄cong1
(of water) dark/deep green; azure
海hoi2
a Chinese family name
桑song1
mulberry tree; white mulberry
田tin4
Kangxi radical 102

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