滄海変じて桑田となる
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||||
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滄 | 海 | 変 | 桑 | 田 |
そう Hyōgaiji |
かい Grade: 2 |
へん Grade: 4 |
そう Grade: S |
でん Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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滄海變じて桑田となる (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
Partial calque of Literary Chinese 滄海桑田 (cānghǎisāngtián, literally “the vast sea becoming mulberry fields”).
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
滄海変じて桑田となる • (sōkai henjite sōden to naru)