渤澥桑田 — “Great changes over time”
渤澥桑田 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Great changes over time”. The transience of things; vast transformations. Literally, “Bohai Sea becomes mulberry fields”.
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时光荏苒，昔日的荒芜之地，如今已是高楼林立的都市，真是渤澥桑田啊。
Time flies, the barren land of yesteryear is now a city with tall buildings, truly immense transformations.
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What does 渤澥桑田 mean?
渤澥桑田 (bó xiè sāng tián) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Great changes over time”.
How do you pronounce 渤澥桑田?
渤澥桑田 is pronounced bó xiè sāng tián in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 渤澥桑田 literally mean?
Literally, 渤澥桑田 means “Bohai Sea becomes mulberry fields”. It is used to mean “Great changes over time”.
What is the Chinese definition of 渤澥桑田?
渤澥，渤海的古称。大海变成桑田，桑田变成大海。犹沧海桑田。比喻世事变化巨大。