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物換星移 (mat6 wun6 sing1 ji4) — things change with the passing of time in Cantonese

matˍ₆物wunˍ₆換singˉ¹星jiˎ₄移
简 物换星移
Mandarin Pinyin: wu4 huan4 xing1 yi2

Meaning of 物換星移

nounthings change with the passing of time
nounthings can change as stars move (idiom)

Characters in 物換星移

物mat6
thing; substance; creature; being; matter
換wun6
change; exchange; substitute; alter
星sing1
droplets; small particles of anything; very tiny
移ji4
move; remove; shift

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