来鸿去燕 lái hóng qù yàn

constant coming and going; always on the move

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move

Characters

Character Meaning
来 lái HSK 1
to come; to arrive; next
鸿 hóng
great; large; eastern bean goose
去 qù HSK 1
to go; to go to (a place)
燕 yàn
swallow (family Hirundinidae); variant of 燕yàn