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Chinese
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blue; green (colour of water); cold blue; green (colour of water); cold; vast (of water) |
mulberry tree
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| trad. (滄桑)
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滄
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桑
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| simp. (沧桑)
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沧
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桑
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Etymology
Short for 滄海桑田／沧海桑田 (cānghǎisāngtián).
Pronunciation
Noun
滄桑
- (figurative) vicissitudes of life; great changes; complete transformations
Derived terms
Adjective
滄桑
- having experienced the vicissitudes of life; mature; worldly; sophisticated; suave
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
滄桑 • (sōsō) ←さうさう (sausau)?
- Short for 滄海桑田, vicissitudes of life; great changes; complete transformations
References
Korean
Noun
滄桑 • (changsang) (hangeul 창상)
- hanja form? of 창상