창해상전

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 滄海桑田.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠ŋɦɛsʰa̠ŋd͡ʑʌ̹n] ~ [t͡ɕʰa̠ŋɦe̞sʰa̠ŋd͡ʑʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [창해상전/창헤상전]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	changhaesangjeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	changhaesangjeon
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'anghaesangjŏn
Yale Romanization?	changhaysangcen

Noun

창해상전 • (changhaesangjeon) (hanja 滄海桑田)

1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese, now rare) Synonym of 상전벽해(桑田碧海) (sangjeonbyeokhae, “the vicissitudes of life”).