滄桑
See also: 沧桑
Chinese
blue; green (colour of water); cold blue; green (colour of water); cold; vast (of water) |
mulberry tree | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (滄桑) | 滄 | 桑 | |
| simp. (沧桑) | 沧 | 桑 | |
Etymology
Short for 滄海桑田／沧海桑田 (cānghǎisāngtián).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: cāngsāng
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄤ ㄙㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cangsang
- Wade–Giles: tsʻang1-sang1
- Yale: tsāng-sāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsangsang
- Palladius: цансан (cansan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ sɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cong1 song1
- Yale: chōng sōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsong1 song1
- Guangdong Romanization: cong1 song1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhong-song
- Tâi-lô: tshong-song
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhongsofng
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔŋ³³ sɔŋ³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
- Middle Chinese: tshang sang
Noun
滄桑
- (figurative) vicissitudes of life; great changes; complete transformations
Derived terms
Adjective
滄桑
- having experienced the vicissitudes of life; mature; worldly; sophisticated; suave
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 滄 | 桑 |
| そう Hyōgai |
そう Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
- Short for 滄海桑田, vicissitudes of life; great changes; complete transformations
References
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 滄 | 桑 |
Noun
滄桑 • (changsang) (hangeul 창상)