桑田変じて滄海となる

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: S
でん
Grade: 1
へん
Grade: 4
そう
Hyōgai
かい
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
桑田變じて滄海となる (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Partial calque of Literary Chinese 桑田滄海 (sāngtiáncānghǎi, literally mulberry fields becoming the vast sea).

Pronunciation

Idiom

(そう)(でん)(へん)じて(そう)(かい)となる (sōden henjite sōkai to naru

  1. Synonym of 桑田滄海 (sōdensōkai): drastic changes in the world