渤澥桑田 in English bo2 xie4 sang1 tian2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) blue seas where once was mulberry fields (idiomatic expression, from 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4], Record of the Grand Historian); time brings great changes
  • life's vicissitudes

Simplified Characters

渤 澥 桑 田

Traditional Characters

渤 澥 桑 田

Pinyin

bo2 xie4 sang1 tian2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

渤bo2same as 渤海[Bo2 Hai3], Bohai Sea between Liaoning and Shandong 澥xie4to become watery 桑sang1surname Sang 田tian2surname Tian