창해상전

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 滄海桑田.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠ŋɦɛsʰa̠ŋd͡ʑʌ̹n] ~ [t͡ɕʰa̠ŋɦe̞sʰa̠ŋd͡ʑʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [창해상전/창헤상전]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?changhaesangjeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?changhaesangjeon
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'anghaesangjŏn
    Yale Romanization?changhaysangcen

    Noun

    창해상전 • (changhaesangjeon) (hanja 滄海桑田)

    1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese, now rare) synonym of 상전벽해(桑田碧海) (sangjeonbyeokhae, “the vicissitudes of life”)
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