沧海桑田

cāng hǎi sāng tián

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1. lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom)
2. fig. the transformations of the world

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Child Words of 沧海桑田

• 海 海 hǎi: ocean
• 田 田 tián: field
• 桑 桑 sāng: (bound form) mulberry tree
• 沧 沧 cāng: blue-green or azure (of water)