Meaning of 物换星移
物换星移 means things change and the stars move; referring to the passage of time and seasonal changes. Pronounced wù huàn xīng yí.
- things change and the stars move; referring to the passage of time and seasonal changes
Definitions & Examples
Wù物
huàn换
xīng星
yí移
，
dāng当
nián年
de的
xiǎo小
yú渔
cūn村
rú如
jīn今
yǐ已
biàn变
chéng成
fán繁
huá华
de的
dū都
shì市
。
Things have changed and the stars have shifted; the small fishing village of those years has now become a bustling metropolis.
Jǐ几
shí十
nián年
guò过
qù去
le了
，
wù物
huàn换
xīng星
yí移
，
zhè这
lǐ里
zǎo早
yǐ已
wù物
shì是
rén人
fēi非
。
Decades have passed; with the changing of seasons and passage of time, things here are no longer as they were, and the people have changed.
Shī诗
rén人
zhàn站
zài在
gǔ古
jì迹
qián前
，
gǎn感
tàn叹
wù物
huàn换
xīng星
yí移
，
rén人
shēng生
rú如
mèng梦
。
The poet stood before the ancient site, sighing that time flies and life is but a dream.
Yě也
kě可
yǐ以
shuō说
xīng星
yí移
wù物
huàn换
，
yì意
si思
wán完
quán全
xiāng相
tóng同
。
One can also say 星移物换 (stars shift, things change), which has exactly the same meaning.
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