沧海桑田
cānghǎi-sāngtiánTraditional 滄海桑田
great changes over time
Every meaning
cānghǎi-sāngtián
- great changes over time
Its characters
- 沧cāngdark blue (of the sea)
- 海hǎisea; ocean
- 桑sāngmulberry tree
- 田tiánfield; farmland
Words with 沧
Words with 海
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.