the sea turns into mulberry fields and vice versa(sāng tián cāng hǎi)

the sea turns into mulberry fields and vice versa

Sangtian Canghai, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin means that the sea becomes Sangtian, and Sangtian becomes the sea. It means that things have changed a lot. It comes from the legend of immortals - Magu.

Idiom explanation

Mulberry field: farmland. The sea becomes the mulberry field, and the mulberry field becomes the sea. It means that things have changed a lot.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of immortals, Magu, written by Ge Hong of Jin Dynasty, said: "since Magu said that it had been received, she had seen three mulberry fields in the East China Sea."

Idioms and allusions

"Since the reception, we have seen three mulberry fields in the East China Sea. When you go to Penglai, the water is shallower than when you go there. Will it be restored to the land of mausoleum? Fang Ping said with a smile, "All Saints say that the sea is full of dust. In the third volume of the legend of immortals, Wang Yuan (Fang Ping) came to Cai Jing's home with many followers on July 7. After meeting Cai Jing's parents and brothers, he sent messengers to call Magu. No one knew what kind of immortal she was. After a while, the emissary returned and said to Wang Yuan, "Magu thanks again and again. She said that she has not seen her in recent years. In a twinkling of an eye, more than 500 years have passed! Ben Dang and the emissary came to see each other immediately, but because he was sent to Penglai by his superior to deal with business affairs in advance, he was slightly detained, and then he came to see you. Please don't leave here at once Less than two hours later, Magu came. When I came, I heard the noise of people and horses. The immortal who came with Magu was about half of Wang Yuan's followers. When Magu arrived, Cai Jing's family saw it. Magu is a beautiful woman. She is 18 or 19 years old. She has a bun on her head and the rest of her hair is long and hanging down to her waist. Her clothes have beautiful patterns, shining, indescribable, the world are unmatched. Magu came in to see Wang Yuan, and Wang Yuan immediately got up to return the gift. They sat down and asked people to present their golden cups and jade plates. They ate a lot of flowers and fruits, and the fragrance wafted inside and outside the house. The dried meat is as fragrant as that roasted with pine and cypress fire. It is said to be Kirin dried meat. Magu said, "since I became an immortal, I have seen that the East China Sea has become a mulberry field three times. When I came to Penglai just now, I saw that the East China Sea is shallower than in the past. It will be half as deep as before. Will it become a land again?" Wang Yuan said with a smile: "saints say that walking in the sea will raise dust again.

Idiom usage

Example: Wang Jinzhi of Yuan Dynasty wrote the poem "the rise and fall of the vicissitudes of life, the east wind blows every year." The poem "empty city bird" written by sun Zhiwei of Qing Dynasty: "since the mulberry field has changed into the sea, after passing through the empty city, tears are like springs." Chapter 20 of the biography of heroes and Heroines: "Liegong, how can you say that you are a black dog and a white cloud, and the will of heaven is uncertain; the vicissitudes of life, how often things are." "You can't go alone, you can't go alone," wrote Chu Guangxi of Tang Dynasty Liu Ji of the Ming Dynasty wrote the poem "cherishing the rest of the spring, chanting the rules of Confucius:" sometimes, if the sea is not dry, there should be no sorrow. " The fourth volume of Guangyang Zaji of the Qing Dynasty: "later, there was the ancestral pagoda of Yanqing. Tan Gong didn't remember his generation, and he didn't know why he was trapped in the earth. He believed in it because of the vicissitudes of life." Song 2 of Zhao Puchu's Putian Music: dedication to the 10th anniversary of the National Day: "3600 days of ups and downs, 24 hours of vicissitudes."

Chinese PinYin : sāng tián cāng hǎi