好景不長

Chinese

not; no
 
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (好景不長) 好景
simp. (好景不长) 好景
variant forms 好景不常

Pronunciation


Idiom

好景不長

  1. good things do not last forever

Usage notes

This is usually used to introduce an unfavourable event, after an adversative conjunction, e.g.

然而好景不長 / 然而好景不长   ... rán'ér hǎojǐngbùcháng...   ... However, good things do not last long, ...
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