창해상전

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 滄海桑田.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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).