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歲月如梭

简岁月如梭 · 繁歲月如梭

Mandarin · pinyin suì yuè rú suō

time flies (idiom)

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歲: suì · year; age; harvest
月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
梭: suō · weaver's shuttle; go to and fro
岁: suì · year; age; harvest

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4–4–2–1 · sui4 yue4 ru2 suo1

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(simile) time flies

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