Definition & Meaning

seas change into mulberry fields and mulberry fields into seas; time brings great changes to the world; the world is changing all the time

Word usage

cāng hǎi sāng tián

沧 海 桑 田

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slseas change into mulberry fields and mulberry fields into seas; time brings great changes to the world; the world is changing all the time
- cāng hǎi sāng tián de guò chéng
  沧海桑田的过程
  the process of the formation
synonym
rì xīn yuè yì日新月异 tiān fān dì fù天翻地覆 jīn fēi xī bǐ今非昔比 shì guò jìng qiān事过境迁 sāng tián cāng hǎi桑田沧海 qíng suí shì qiān情随事迁 shí yí sú yì时移俗易 bó xiè sāng tián渤澥桑田 àn gǔ zhī biàn岸谷之变 sāng tián bì hǎi桑田碧海 cāng sāng líng gǔ沧桑陵谷 líng gǔ cāng sāng陵谷沧桑 gāo àn shēn gǔ高岸深谷
antonym
yī chéng bù biàn一成不变

Word usage

Note
"沧海桑田" is often used as a term to sigh for the great changes in the world.

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