great changes; time brings change
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
time brings great changes to the world; the sea turns into mulberry fields
literaryA variant of the more common form 沧海桑田. Often used to express lament or amazement at how much the world has changed over time.
Jīng经
guò过
duō多
nián年
de的
biàn变
qiān迁
，
zhè这
lǐ里
yǐ已
shì是
sāng桑
tián田
cāng沧
hǎi海
，
wù物
shì是
rén人
fēi非
。
After years of changes, the sea has turned into mulberry fields here—things remain but people have changed.
Huí回
gù顾
lì历
shǐ史
，
sāng桑
tián田
cāng沧
hǎi海
，
lìng令
rén人
gǎn感
kǎi慨
。
Looking back at history, the great changes of time are deeply moving.
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Shì世
shì事
wú无
cháng常
，
sāng桑
tián田
cāng沧
hǎi海
，
wéi唯
yǒu有
zhēn真
qíng情
bù不
biàn变
。
The world is impermanent and times change greatly, but only true feelings remain unchanged.