great vicissitudes; immense changes over time
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the sea turns into mulberry fields; immense changes over time
literaryUsed to describe vast, often unpredictable transformations in the world, society, or one's life over a long period. Carries a sense of awe and the passage of time.
Shí时
gé隔
sān三
shí十
nián年
huí回
dào到
gù故
xiāng乡
，
zhēn真
shì是
cāng沧
hǎi海
sāng桑
tián田
，
jī几
hū乎
rèn认
bù不
chū出
lái来
le了
。
Returning to my hometown after thirty years, it's truly a case of the sea turning into mulberry fields; I can hardly recognize it.
Kē科
jì技
de的
fā发
zhǎn展
ràng让
shì世
jiè界
jīng经
lì历
le了
cāng沧
hǎi海
sāng桑
tián田
bān般
de的
biàn变
huà化
。
The development of technology has brought immense, transformative changes to the world.
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Kàn看
zhe着
zhè这
xiē些
lǎo老
zhào照
piàn片
，
tā他
bù不
jīn禁
gǎn感
tàn叹
rén人
shì世
jiān间
de的
cāng沧
hǎi海
sāng桑
tián田
。
Looking at these old photos, he couldn't help but sigh at the great vicissitudes of the human world.
Sāng桑
tián田
cāng沧
hǎi海
，
dāng当
nián年
de的
xiǎo小
yú渔
cūn村
rú如
jīn今
yǐ已
shì是
fán繁
huá华
de的
gǎng港
kǒu口
chéng城
shì市
。
What immense changes! The small fishing village of the past is now a bustling port city.