似水流年 (ci5 seoi2 lau4 nin4) — time passes swiftly like flowing water in Cantonese

ciˏ₅seoiˊ²lauˎ₄ninˎ₄
Mandarin Pinyin: shi4 shui3 liu2 nian2

Meaning of 似水流年

nountime passes swiftly like flowing water
nountime flies; time and tide wait for no man; youth slips away like flowing water
nounTime goes by fast, just like the swiftly water flow

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