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歲月如流

简岁月如流 · 繁歲月如流

Mandarin · pinyin suì yuè rú liú

the passage of the years
the flow of time

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歲: suì · year; age; harvest
月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
岁: suì · year; age; harvest

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4–4–2–2 · sui4 yue4 ru2 liu2

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seoi3 jyut6 jyu4 lau4

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