滄桑

See also: 沧桑

Chinese

		blue; green(color of water); cold blue; green(color 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
(Pinyin): cāngsāng

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄤㄙㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cong¹ song¹
Min Nan (POJ): chhong-song

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: cāngsāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄤㄙㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsangsang
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ sɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cong¹ song¹
  - Yale: chōng sōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsong¹ song¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cong¹ song¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (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/

Noun

滄桑

(figuratively) vicissitudes of life; great changes; complete transformations

Derived terms

歷盡滄桑／历尽沧桑

滄桑之變／沧桑之变

Adjective

滄桑

having experienced the vicissitudes of life; mature; worldly; sophisticated; suave

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