沧海桑田 [cāng hǎi sāng tián]
1 大海变成了种桑树的田地,种桑树的田地变成了大海。比喻世事多变,人生无常;或喻世事变化的巨大迅速——略称沧桑。
例 山河改转,沧海桑田。
英 the swift changes of the world; great changes are seen in the course of time; the evanescence of the worldly affairs is like the sea turned into a mulberry field (orchid);
1 后以“沧海桑田”比喻世事变化巨大。