滄海変じて桑田となる
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 滄 | 海 | 変 | 桑 | 田 |
| そう Hyōgaiji | かい Grade: 2 | へん Grade: 4 | そう Grade: S | でん Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | ||||
Etymology
Literally, “the blue sea turned into mulberry fields”.
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- IPA(key): [so̞ːka̠i hẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑite̞ so̞ːdẽ̞n to̞ na̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
Idiom
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, rōmaji sōkai henjite sōden to naru)
- Synonym of 滄海桑田 (sōkaisōden): drastic changes in the world