桑田 (sāng tián) — mulberry field; mulberry plantation

Définition

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
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Exemples

  • 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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