物換星移

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See also: 物换星移

Chinese

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thing; object; matter change; exchange star; satellite; small amount
to move; to shift; to change
to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove
 
trad. (物換星移)
simp. (物换星移)
Literally: “things change and the stars move”.

Etymology

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From Wang Bo's Preface to the Prince Teng's Pavilion:

悠悠物換星移 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
悠悠物换星移 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Xián yún tán yǐng rì yōuyōu, wù huàn xīng yí jǐ dù qiū. [Pinyin]
The random clouds’ pond reflection grows daily sad. How many falls have the stars gone round or the beasts all fled?

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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物換星移

  1. the change that accompanies the passage of time; circumstances change over the years