光阴荏苒 guāng yīn rěn rǎn Time flies

Explanation

荏苒：时间一点一点的流逝。指时间渐渐地过去了。

Refers to the gradual passage of time.

Origin Story

话说唐朝有个书生名叫李白，从小就对诗词歌赋情有独钟，立志要成为一代诗仙。他勤奋好学，常常挑灯夜战，废寝忘食。然而，光阴荏苒，转眼间十年过去了，李白虽然积累了大量的知识，但始终未能创作出让他满意的作品，心中焦急万分。一日，他独自一人来到郊外散心，看到田野里一片生机勃勃的景象，心中豁然开朗。他想起自己曾经读过的一句诗：‘人生得意须尽欢，莫使金樽空对月。’他意识到，自己不应该被创作的压力所束缚，应该享受创作的乐趣。于是他放下包袱，尽情挥毫，终于写出了许多脍炙人口的诗篇，最终成为了一代诗仙。

huì shuō táng cháo yǒu gè shūshēng míng jiào lǐ bái, cóng xiǎo jiù duì shīcí gēfù qíng yǒu dú zhōng, lì zhì yào chéngwéi yīdài shī xiān. tā qínfèn hǎoxué, chángcháng tiāodēng yè zhàn, fèi qǐn wàng shí. rán'ér, guāng yīn rěn rǎn, zhuǎnyǎnjiān shí nián guòqù le, lǐ bái suīrán jīlěi le dàliàng de zhīshì, dàn shǐzhōng wèi néng chuàngzuò chū ràng tā mǎnyì de zuòpǐn, xīn zhōng jiāojí wànfēn. yī rì, tā dú zì yīrén lái dào jiāowài sàn xīn, kàn dào tiányě lǐ yīpiàn shēngjī bó bó de jǐngxiàng, xīn zhōng huòrán kāilǎng. tā xiǎng qǐ zìjǐ céngjīng dú guò de yī jù shī: ‘rénshēng déyì xū jǐn huān, mò shǐ jīn zūn kōng duì yuè.’ tā yìshí dào, zìjǐ bù yīnggāi bèi chuàngzuò de yālì suǒ shùfù, yīnggāi xiǎngshòu chuàngzuò de lèqù. yúshì tā fàng xià bāofu, jìnqíng huīháo, zhōngyú xiě chū le xǔduō kuài zhì rénkǒu de shīpiān, zhōng yú chéngwéi le yīdài shī xiān.

Once upon a time, in the Tang Dynasty, there lived a scholar named Li Bai. From a young age, he had a great passion for poetry and literature and aspired to become a renowned poet. He was diligent and studious, often burning the midnight oil and neglecting his daily life. However, time slipped away. Ten years had passed, yet despite accumulating a vast knowledge, he had not produced a work he was proud of. One day, he ventured out of town to clear his mind. Seeing the vibrant landscape, he had an epiphany, and realised that the pressure of creation should not confine him. In fact, he should enjoy the process of writing. And so he let go of the burden, wrote passionately and eventually became the great poet we know today.

Usage

用于描写时间流逝很快。

yòng yú miáoxiě shíjiān liúshì hěn kuài.

Used to describe the rapid passage of time.

Examples

  • 光阴荏苒，转眼间我已经长大成人了。

    guāngyīn rěn rǎn, zhuǎnyǎnjiān wǒ yǐjīng zhǎng dà chéngrén le.

    Time flies, I've grown up.

  • 光阴荏苒，我们都老了。

    guāng yīn rěn rǎn, wǒmen dōu lǎo le.

    Time flies, we're all getting old.

Related Idioms

  • 光阴似箭

  • 日月如梭

Opposite Idioms

  • 一日千里

  • 时光飞逝