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沧海桑田
滄海桑田
cānghǎisāngtián
1. lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom)
2. fig. the transformations of the world

Character Breakdown

沧
cāng
azure, cold, vast (all as of the sea)
HSK 6 7 丶
海
hǎi
sea, ocean; maritime
HSK 4 10 丶
桑
sāng
mulberry tree; surname
HSK 6 10 丶
田
tián
field, farm, arable land; cultivated
HSK 6 5 丶

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