bygone days; past years
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bygone days; past years; days gone by
literaryA literary term often used in classical Chinese poetry and formal writing to evoke nostalgia. Famously appears in Cao Cao's poem "Short Song Style" (短歌行): "譬如朝露，去日苦多" (Like the morning dew, the days gone by are bitterly many).
Qù去
rì日
kǔ苦
duō多
，
lái来
rì日
jǐ几
hé何
？
The bygone days are bitterly many, but how many days remain to come?
Huí回
shǒu首
qù去
rì日
，
gǎn感
kǎi慨
wàn万
qiān千
。
Looking back at the days gone by, a thousand emotions well up.
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Qù去
rì日
bù不
kě可
zhuī追
，
zhēn珍
xī惜
dāng当
xià下
。
The past cannot be chased; cherish the present.
Nà那
xiē些
qù去
rì日
de的
měi美
hǎo好
shí时
guāng光
，
yǒng永
yuǎn远
liú留
zài在
jì记
yì忆
zhōng中
。
Those beautiful days of the past will forever remain in memory.