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渤澥桑田
Mandarin · pinyin bó xiè sāng tián
Meanings
- lit. blue seas where once was mulberry fields (idiom, from 史記 Shǐ jì, Record of the Grand Historian); time brings great changes
- life's vicissitudes
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2–4–1–2 · bo2 xie4 sang1 tian2
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but6 haai5 song1 tin4
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