滄桑

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See also: 沧桑

Chinese

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blue; green (colour of water); cold
blue; green (colour of water); cold; vast (of water)
 
mulberry tree
trad. (滄桑)
simp. (沧桑)

Etymology

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Short for 滄海桑田沧海桑田 (cānghǎisāngtián).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (14) (16)
Final () (101) (101)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter tshang sang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡sʰɑŋ/ /sɑŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡sʰɑŋ/ /sɑŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡sʰɑŋ/ /sɑŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/t͡sʰaŋ/ /saŋ/
Li
Rong
/t͡sʰɑŋ/ /sɑŋ/
Wang
Li
/t͡sʰɑŋ/ /sɑŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/t͡sʰɑŋ/ /sɑŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
cāng sāng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
cong1 song1

Noun

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滄桑

  1. (figurative) vicissitudes of life; great changes; complete transformations

Derived terms

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Adjective

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滄桑

  1. having experienced the vicissitudes of life; mature; worldly; sophisticated; suave

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
そう
Hyōgai
そう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(そう)(そう) (sōsōさうさう (sausau)?

  1. Short for 滄海桑田, vicissitudes of life; great changes; complete transformations

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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滄桑 (changsang) (hangeul 창상)

  1. hanja form? of 창상