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상전벽해

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 桑田碧海 (mulberry fields turn into blue oceans).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠ŋd͡ʑʌ̹nbjʌ̹kʰɛ] ~ [sʰa̠ŋd͡ʑʌ̹nbjʌ̹kʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sangjeonbyeokhae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sangjeonbyeoghae
McCune–Reischauer?sangjŏnbyŏkhae
Yale Romanization?sangcenpyek.hay

Noun

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상전벽해 (sangjeonbyeokhae) (hanja 桑田碧海)

  1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) time brings drastic changes to the world, so that it feels even forests could turn into oceans (can be positive or negative)
    그토록 그리던 고향 돌아오니 어릴 뛰놀던 개울 바짝 말라버린 광경 맞이했다. 상전벽해 뼈저리게 절감했다.
    Geutorok geurideon gohyang-eul doraoni eoril jeok ttwinoldeon gae'ur-i bajjak mallabeorin gwanggyeong-man-i geu-reul majihaetda. Sangjeonbyeokhae-reul ppyeojeorige jeolgamhaetda.
    Only the scene of the now completely withered creek where he had once played about during his childhood was there to greet him when he returned to his hometown that he had longed for so much. He felt keenly the vicissitudes of life.

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