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滄海変じて桑田となる
Hiragana
そうかいへんじてそうでんとなる
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
世の中や人の世の移り変わりが非常に激しく、かつ長い年月の間に、かつてとはまったく違う姿に変わってしまうことをたとえる言い回し。
Easy Japanese Meaning
とても長い時がたち 海のような場所が田んぼになるほど 世の中が大きく変わること
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
形容世事变迁巨大 / 比喻岁月流逝带来的沧桑巨变 / 指环境或局势发生翻天覆地的变化
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
形容世事或局勢發生巨大變化 / 比喻景物、人事大幅變遷 / 時移勢易，變化無常
Korean Meaning
세상이 크게 변함 / 세월이 지나 모든 것이 뒤바뀜 / 세상사의 무상함과 변천이 심함
Indonesian
perubahan dunia yang sangat besar / pergantian zaman yang drastis / dunia berubah seiring waktu
Vietnamese Meaning
sự biến đổi lớn lao của thế gian / cảnh bể dâu; thương hải tang điền / thế đời đổi thay khôn lường
Tagalog Meaning
matinding pagbabago sa daigdig / malalaking pagbabago sa paglipas ng panahon / pabago-bagong kapalaran ng sanlibutan
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Synonym of 滄海桑田 (sōkaisōden): drastic changes in the world
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Synonym of 滄海桑田 (sōkaisōden): drastic changes in the world
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滄海変じて桑田となる
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This area has undergone such a great change that it can be described as 'the sea has turned into a mulberry field'.
This area has undergone such a great change that it can be described as 'the sea has turned into a mulberry field'.
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この地域は滄海変じて桑田となるほどの大変化を遂げた。
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