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桑田滄海
Hiragana
そうでんそうかい
Phrase
figuratively
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
世の中が大きく変化すること。栄枯盛衰の激しさをたとえた言い方。
Easy Japanese Meaning
せかいのようすが とても大きく すっかり かわってしまうこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
形容世事变化巨大 / 比喻世界剧变 / 时间推移带来的沧桑变迁
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
比喻世事變遷巨大 / 形容人事滄桑、變化無常 / 海變桑田般的劇烈變化
Korean Meaning
세상사가 크게 바뀌는 격변 / 세월에 따른 흥망성쇠와 변천
Vietnamese Meaning
sự biến đổi to lớn của thế gian / cảnh bể dâu (thương hải tang điền) / vật đổi sao dời
Tagalog Meaning
malalaking pagbabago sa daigdig / radikal na pagbabago sa mundo / matitinding pagbabago sa takbo ng mundo
Sense（1）
(figuratively) drastic changes in the world
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桑田滄海
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In the past decade, the advancement of technology has changed so much that it can be described as 'drastic changes in the world'.
In the past decade, the advancement of technology has changed so much that it can be described as 'drastic changes in the world'.
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この10年で、テクノロジーの進歩は桑田滄海と言えるほど変わりました。
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