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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