沧海桑田 in English cang1 hai3 sang1 tian2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically the transformations of the world

Simplified Characters

沧 海 桑 田

Traditional Characters

滄 海 桑 田

Pinyin

cang1 hai3 sang1 tian2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

沧cang1blue-green or azure (of water) 海hai3surname Hai 桑sang1surname Sang 田tian2surname Tian