渤澥桑田
bó​xiè​sāng​tián

time brings great changes

  • created sense approved 渤澥桑田 · bó​xiè​sāng​tián · time brings great changes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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|史記|shi3 ji4]] (Records of the Grand Historian).

    渤 (literal) → 渤 · bó · Bohai Sea 澥 (literal) → 澥 · xiè · (bound form) seaside 桑田 (literal) → 桑田 · sāng​tián · vicissitudes of life

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