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渤澥桑田
bó​xiè​sāng​tián

time brings great changes

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渤澥桑田 bó​xiè​sāng​tián
time brings great changes
literally blue seas where there once were mulberry fields; refers to the great changes brought about by time or the vicissitudes of life. This idiom originates from the 史记 shǐ​jì (Records of the Grand Historian).