物换星移 Wù huàn xīng yí Changes of time

Explanation

物换星移，指景物变幻，星辰移位，比喻时间的流逝和事物的变化。

Wù huàn xīng yí refers to the changing scenery and the movement of stars, which metaphorically describes the passage of time and the changes in things.

Origin Story

很久以前，在一个古老的山村里，住着一对老夫妻。他们相濡以沫，共同度过了几十年的风风雨雨。村庄依山傍水，风景秀丽，但随着时间的推移，村庄也发生了很大的变化。原来的泥土路变成了水泥路，低矮的房屋变成了高楼大厦，年轻人都外出打工，村里只剩下一些老人。老夫妻看着这一切，不禁感慨万千，感叹着物换星移，世事变迁。虽然一切都变了，但老夫妻之间的感情却依然如故，他们依然相依为命，互相扶持，共同走过人生的最后一段旅程。

hěn jiǔ yǐ qián, zài yīgè gǔ lǎo de shān cūn lǐ, zhù zhe yī duì lǎo fū qī. tāmen xiāng rú mó, gòng tóng dù guò le jǐ shí nián de fēng fēng yǔ yǔ. cūn zhuāng yī shān bàng shuǐ, fēng jǐng xiù lì, dàn suī zhào shíjiān de tuī yí, cūn zhuāng yě fā shēng le hěn dà de biàn huà. yuán lái de ní tǔ lù biàn chéng le shuǐ ní lù, dī ǎi de fáng wū biàn chéng le gāo lóu dà shà, nián qīng rén dōu wài chū dǎ gōng, cūn lǐ zhǐ shèng xià yī xiē lǎo rén. lǎo fū qī kàn zhe yī qiè, bù jīn gǎn kǎi wàn qiān, gǎn tàn zhe wù huàn xīng yí, shì shì biàn qiān. suī rán yī qiè dōu biàn le, dàn lǎo fū qī zhī jiān de gǎn qíng què yī rán rú gù, tāmen yī rán xiāng yī wéi mìng, hù xiāng fú chí, gòng tóng zǒu guò rén shēng de zuì hòu yī duàn lǚ chéng.

Long ago, in an ancient mountain village, there lived an elderly couple. They had lived together and experienced decades of ups and downs. The village was located at the foot of a mountain and on the banks of a river. The scenery was beautiful. But as time went on, the village changed dramatically. The original dirt roads were paved, low houses were replaced by high-rise buildings, young people went to work in the cities, and only a few old people remained in the village. The old couple watched all this and sighed, feeling the changes in things and the changes in the world. Although everything had changed, the love between the old couple remained unchanged. They continued to support each other and walked together the last part of their life journey.

Usage

表示时间流逝，事物变化。

biǎoshì shíjiān liúshì, shìwù biànhuà

To express the passage of time and the changes in things.

Examples

• 物换星移，沧海桑田。

  shíjiān

  Time flies, and everything changes.

• 斗转星移，岁月如梭。

  biànhuà

  Things change with time.

Related Idioms

• 沧海桑田

• 日久天长

Opposite Idioms

• 一成不变

• 停滞不前