三十年河東，三十年河西

Chinese
thirty; 30 year river east thirty; 30 year river west
trad. (三十年河東，三十年河西) 三十 年 河 東 ， 三十 年 河 西
simp. (三十年河东，三十年河西) 三十 年 河 东 ， 三十 年 河 西
Literally: “Thirty years on the east side of the river, thirty years on the west side of the river.”

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sānshí nián hé dōng, sānshí nián hé xī
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄥ, ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): saam1 sap6 nin4 ho4 dung1, saam1 sap6 nin4 ho4 sai1
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: sānshí nián hé dōng, sānshí nián hé xī
      • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄥ, ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanshy nian her dong, sanshy nian her shi
      • IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xɤ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xɤ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
      • Jyutping: saam1 sap6 nin4 ho4 dung1, saam1 sap6 nin4 ho4 sai1
      • Yale: sāam sahp nìhn hòh dūng, sāam sahp nìhn hòh sāi
      • Cantonese Pinyin: saam1 sap9 nin4 ho4 dung1, saam1 sap9 nin4 ho4 sai1
      • Guangdong Romanization: sam1 seb6 nin4 ho4 dung1, sam1 seb6 nin4 ho4 sei1
      • IPA (key): /säːm⁵⁵ sɐp̚² niːn²¹ hɔː²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ säːm⁵⁵ sɐp̚² niːn²¹ hɔː²¹ sɐi̯⁵⁵/

Proverb

三十年河東，三十年河西

  1. Prosperity and decline never last.
  2. Life has its ups and downs.
  3. Everything in life is cyclical.
  4. Easy come, easy go.
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