滄桑

滄桑

See also: 沧桑

Chinese

		blue; green(color of water); cold blue; green(color of water); cold; vast (of water)	mulberry tree
trad. (滄桑)		滄	桑
simp. (沧桑)		沧	桑

Etymology

Short for 滄海桑田／沧海桑田 (cānghǎisāngtián).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cāngsāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄤ ㄙㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cong¹ song¹
• Min Nan (POJ): chhong-song

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: cāngsāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄤ ㄙㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsangsang
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cangsang
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ sɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cong¹ song¹
    • Yale: chōng sōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsong¹ song¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cong¹ song¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhong-song
    • Tâi-lô: tshong-song
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhongsofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔŋ³³ sɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

滄桑

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

Derived terms

歷盡滄桑／历尽沧桑

滄桑之變／沧桑之变

Adjective

滄桑

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