时间是把杀猪刀 shí jiān shì bǎ shā zhū dāo

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. time is a butcher's knife
  2. fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving
  3. nothing gold can stay

CHARACTERS

时 shí
HSK 1
time, season; era, age, period
间 jiān
HSK 2
midpoint, space; place, locality
是 shì
HSK 1
indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
把 bǎ
HSK 3
hold, take; guard; regard as
杀 shā
HSK 5
kill, slaughter, murder; hurt
猪 zhū
HSK 5
pig, hog, wild boar
刀 dāo
HSK 4
knife; old coin; measure