好景不長

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Chinese[edit]

good times not; no
 
long; length; forever
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

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Idiom[edit]

好景不長

  1. good things do not last forever

Usage notes[edit]

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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