十年河東，十年河西

Chinese

ten year river east ten year river west
trad. (十年河東，十年河西) 十 年 河 東 ， 十 年 河 西
simp. (十年河东，十年河西) 十 年 河 东 ， 十 年 河 西
Literally: “Ten years on the east side of the river, ten years on the west side of the river.”

Pronunciation

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

Proverb

十年河東，十年河西

  1. Prosperity and decline never last.
  2. Life has its ups and downs.
  3. Everything in life is cyclical.
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