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天下沒有不散的宴席

简天下没有不散的宴席 · 繁天下沒有不散的宴席

Mandarin · pinyin tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí

see 天下沒有不散的筵席 tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
散: sàn · scatter, disperse, break up
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
宴: yàn · to entertain, feast; a feast, banquet
席: xí · seat; mat; take seat; banquet
没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink

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1–4–2–3–4–4–5–4–2 · tian1 xia4 mei2 you3 bu4 san4 de5 yan4 xi2

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proverb

Parting of people is inevitable; (by extension) All good things come to an end

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