sāng
tián
cāng
hǎi

idiom
literary

Meaning of 桑田沧海

桑田沧海 means time brings great changes to the world; the sea turns into mulberry fields. Pronounced sāng tián cāng hǎi.

  • time brings great changes to the world; the sea turns into mulberry fields

Definitions & Examples

Jīng
guò
duō
nián
de
biàn
qiān
 
zhè
shì
sāng
tián
cāng
hǎi
 
shì
rén
fēi
 

After years of changes, the sea has turned into mulberry fields here—things remain but people have changed.

Huí
shǐ
 
sāng
tián
cāng
hǎi
 
lìng
rén
gǎn
kǎi
 

Looking back at history, the great changes of time are deeply moving.

Shì
shì
cháng
 
sāng
tián
cāng
hǎi
 
wéi
yǒu
zhēn
qíng
biàn
 

The world is impermanent and times change greatly, but only true feelings remain unchanged.