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今非昔比 (gam1 fei1 sik1 bei2) — the present cannot be compared with the past; things have changed [syn.][粵]今時唔同往日 in Cantonese

gamˉ¹今feiˉ¹非sikˉ¹昔beiˊ²比
Mandarin Pinyin: jin1 fei1 xi1 (PRC) xi2 (TW) bi3

Meaning of 今非昔比

nounthe present cannot be compared with the past; things have changed [syn.][粵]今時唔同往日

Characters in 今非昔比

今gam1
immediately; right away
非fei1
wrong; unjustified; wrongdoing
昔sik1
former times; the past
比bei2
liken to; be comparable to/with

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