滄桑

沧桑
cāngsāng
  1. great changes
  2. ups and downs
  3. vicissitudes
  4. abbr. of 滄海桑田 cānghǎisāngtián

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Entry Composition

1 滄 cāng
  1. (bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green
  2. (literary) cold
=2 桑 sāng (bound form) mulberry tree
=2 桑 sāng old variant of 桑 sāng