陵谷沧桑 — “Great changes over time”
陵谷沧桑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Great changes over time”. The vicissitudes of life; drastic transformations. Literally, “Hills and valleys; azure seas and mulberry fields”.
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陵谷沧桑 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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世事变幻莫测，回首往昔，才感慨这几十年来的陵谷沧桑。
Worldly affairs are unpredictable; looking back, one truly laments the drastic transformations of these past decades.
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What does 陵谷沧桑 mean?
陵谷沧桑 (líng gǔ cāng sāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Great changes over time”.
How do you pronounce 陵谷沧桑?
陵谷沧桑 is pronounced líng gǔ cāng sāng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 陵谷沧桑 literally mean?
Literally, 陵谷沧桑 means “Hills and valleys; azure seas and mulberry fields”. It is used to mean “Great changes over time”.
What is the Chinese definition of 陵谷沧桑?
陵：山陵；谷：山谷。丘陵变山谷，山谷变丘陵。比喻世事巨变迁。