海水桑田 — “Great changes over time”
海水桑田 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Great changes over time”. The world undergoes tremendous transformations, indicating that what was once familiar has completely changed. Literally, “Sea water turns into mulberry fields”.
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海水桑田 Pronunciation and Pinyin
海水桑田 Character Breakdown
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他回到阔别多年的故乡，发现当年的小村庄已经变成了繁华的城市，真是海水桑田啊。
When he returned to his hometown after many years, he found that the small village of yesteryear had turned into a bustling city. Truly, what great changes over time!
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Synonyms of 海水桑田
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- hǎi海nèi内cún存zhī知jǐ己，，tiān天yá涯ruò若bǐ比lín邻Bosom friends make distant lands seem near
- hǎi海nèi内wú无shuāng双unparalleled in the world
- hǎi海nèi内dàn澹rán然universal peace and order
- hǎi海nèi内dǐng鼎fèi沸widespread unrest and turmoil
- hǎi海běi北tiān天nán南far apart as north sea and south sky
- hǎi海xiào啸shān山bēng崩overwhelming and rapidly approaching force
- hǎi海wài外qí奇tán谈groundless absurd talk or rumors
- hǎi海wài外fú扶yú余a distant foreign land
- hǎi海yàn宴hé河qīng清universal peace and tranquility
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What does 海水桑田 mean?
海水桑田 (hǎi shuǐ sāng tián) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Great changes over time”.
How do you pronounce 海水桑田?
海水桑田 is pronounced hǎi shuǐ sāng tián in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 海水桑田 literally mean?
Literally, 海水桑田 means “Sea water turns into mulberry fields”. It is used to mean “Great changes over time”.
What is the Chinese definition of 海水桑田?
犹沧海变桑田。比喻世事变迁很大。