沧海桑田 cāng hǎi sāng tián

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom)
  2. fig. the transformations of the world

CHARACTERS

沧 cāng
HSK 6
blue, dark green; cold
海 hǎi
HSK 4
sea, ocean; maritime
桑 sāng
HSK 6
mulberry tree; surname
田 tián
HSK 6
field, arable land, cultivated