桑田 (sāng tián) — mulberry field; mulberry plantation

Definition

Literary term for a 'mulberry field,' used mainly in the set phrase 沧海桑田 ('seas turn into mulberry fields') to mean great changes over time. Not used for everyday 'farmland' — that's 田地.

noun

mulberry fieldmulberry plantation

Measure word · 块

Examples

桑田。
Zhè piàn sāng tián yǐ jīng yǒu shàng bǎi nián de lì shǐ le.
This mulberry field has a history of over a hundred years.
桑田。
Tā zài sāng tián lǐ zhǒng le hěn duō sāng shù.
He planted many mulberry trees in the mulberry field.
桑田，。
Cāng hǎi biàn sāng tián, shì shì biàn huà wú cháng.
The vast sea turned into mulberry fields; everything in the world is unpredictable.

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