滄海変じて桑田となる

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
そう
Hyōgaiji
かい
Grade: 2
へん
Grade: 4
そう
Grade: S
でん
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
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]

  • IPA(key): [so̞ːka̠i hẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑite̞ so̞ːdẽ̞n to̞ na̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Idiom[edit]

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

  1. Synonym of 滄海桑田 (sōkaisōden): drastic changes in the world