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情隨事遷

简情随事迁 · 繁情隨事遷

Mandarin · pinyin qíng suí shì qiān

feelings change with circumstances (idiom)

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情: qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion
隨: Look up this written character
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
遷: Look up this written character
随: suí · follow, listen to, submit to
迁: qiān · move, shift, change; transfer; relocate a capital city

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2–2–4–1 · qing2 sui2 shi4 qian1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cing4 ceoi4 si6 cin1

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(idiomatic) feelings change with circumstance

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