渤澥桑田

bó xiè sāng tián

Dictionary entry

lit. blue seas where once was mulberry fields (idiom, from 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4], Record of the Grand Historian); time brings great changes

What does 渤澥桑田 mean?

渤澥桑田 (bó xiè sāng tián) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. blue seas where once was mulberry fields (idiom, from 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4], Record of the Grand Historian); time brings great changes

2life's vicissitudes

Character breakdown

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渤bóused in 渤海[Bo2 Hai3]澥xiè(of porridge etc) to become watery · (dialect) to thin (porridge etc) by adding water etc 桑Sāngsurname Sang 田Tiánsurname Tian

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