時間是把殺豬刀 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

時 shí time, season; era, age, period
間 jiān interval, space; place, between
是 shì
HSK 1
indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
把 bǎ
HSK 3
hold, take; guard; regard as
殺 shā kill, slaughter, murder; hurt; to pare off, reduce, clip
豬 zhū pig, hog
刀 dāo
HSK 4
knife; old coin; measure