好景不常

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Chinese

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good times not; no
always; ever; often
always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant
 
trad. (好景不常) 好景
simp. #(好景不常) 好景

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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好景不常

  1. good things do not last forever

Usage notes

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

然而好景不常 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
... rán'ér hǎojǐngbùcháng... [Pinyin]
... However, good things do not last long, ...

Synonyms

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