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時間是把殺豬刀

简时间是把杀猪刀 · 繁時間是把殺豬刀

Mandarin · pinyin shí jiān shì bǎ shā zhū dāo

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

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時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
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是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
把: bǎ · hold, take; guard; regard as
殺: Look up this written character
豬: zhū · pig, hog
刀: dāo · knife; old coin; measure
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period
间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality
杀: shā · kill, slaughter, murder; hurt
猪: zhū · pig, hog, wild boar

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2–1–4–3–1–1–1 · shi2 jian1 shi4 ba3 sha1 zhu1 dao1

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