"impermanent" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
与时消息與時消息	yǔ shí xiāo xi	variable with the times / transient / impermanent
电光朝露電光朝露	diàn guāng zhāo lù	flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral / impermanent
朝露暮霭朝露暮靄	zhāo lù mù ǎi	morning dew, evening mist (idiom) / ephemeral / impermanent

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
富贵无常富貴無常	fù guì wú cháng	(idiom) Fame, wealth, and material advantages are changeable and impermanent.
槐南一梦槐南一夢	huái nán yī mēng	(idiom) A metaphor for life as a dream, in which wealth, honor, gains, and losses are impermanent. It is similar in meaning to “the yellow millet dream.”
浮生如寄	fú shēng rú jì	(idiom) Life is brief, impermanent, and unsettled, like a temporary stay in the world.
蝶化庄周	dié huà zhuāng zhōu	(idiom) It refers to the illusory and impermanent nature of things, especially human life. It is synonymous with “蝶化庄生”.
诸行无常諸行無常	zhū xíng wú cháng	(idiom) In Buddhist thought, all things are constantly changing and nothing is permanent / by extension, human life is impermanent.

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