三十年河東,三十年河西 sān shí nián hé dōng , sān shí nián hé xī

DEFINITIONS

  1. the river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West (proverb)
  2. change is the only constant

CHARACTERS

三 sān three
十 shí ten, tenth; complete; perfect
年 nián year; new-years; person's age
河 hé river; stream; yellow river
東 dōng east, eastern, eastward
三 sān three
十 shí ten, tenth; complete; perfect
年 nián year; new-years; person's age
河 hé river; stream; yellow river
西 xī west(ern); westward, occident