三十年河東，三十年河西

Chinese

thirty; 30 year river east thirty; 30 year river west
trad. (三十年河東，三十年河西) 三十 年 河 東 ， 三十 年 河 西
simp. (三十年河东，三十年河西) 三十 年 河 东 ， 三十 年 河 西
Literally: “Thirty years on the east side of the river, thirty years on the west side of the river.”

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sān shí nián hé dōng, sān shí nián hé xī
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄥ, ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: sān shí nián hé dōng, sān shí nián hé xī
      • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄥ, ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: san shy nian her dong, san shy nian her shi
      • IPA (key): /sa̠n⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xɤ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ sa̠n⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xɤ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

Proverb

三十年河東，三十年河西

  1. Prosperity and decline never last.
  2. Life has its ups and downs.
  3. Everything in life is cyclical.
  4. Easy come, easy go.
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