物換星移

See also: 物换星移

Chinese

		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)		物	換	星	移
simp. (物换星移)		物	换	星	移
Literally: “things change and the stars move”.

Etymology

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

閒雲潭影日悠悠，物換星移幾度秋。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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闲云潭影日悠悠，物换星移几度秋。 [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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wù huàn xīng yí

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mat⁶ wun⁶ sing¹ ji⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wù huàn xīng yí
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wù huàn sing yí
    • Wade–Giles: wu⁴ huan⁴ hsing¹ i²
    • Yale: wù hwàn syīng yí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuh huann shing yi
    • Palladius: у хуань син и (u xuanʹ sin i)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯än⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ i³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mat⁶ wun⁶ sing¹ ji⁴
    • Yale: maht wuhn sīng yìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mat⁹ wun⁶ sing¹ ji⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: med⁶ wun⁶ xing¹ yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐt̚² wuːn²² sɪŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹/

Idiom

物換星移

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

   • 在物換星移下，這些區域逐漸的被英國殖民者控制，但此區域仍然有著強壯的多樣性。 [MSC, trad.]
     在物换星移下，这些区域逐渐的被英国殖民者控制，但此区域仍然有着强壮的多样性。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2006: anon., zh:w:美国东北部 (Northeastern United States)

     Zài wùhuànxīngyí xià, zhèxiē qūyù zhújiàn de bèi Yīngguó zhímín zhě kòngzhì, dàn cǐ qūyù réngrán yǒu zhù qiángzhuàng de duōyàngxìng. [Pinyin]

     In time, all these settlements fell under English control, but the region continued to be a magnet for people of diverse nationalities.