物是人非 (mat6 si6 jan4 fei1) — things have remained the same, but people have changed in Cantonese
matˍ₆物siˍ₆是janˎ₄人feiˉ¹非Mandarin Pinyin: wu4 shi4 ren2 fei1
Meaning of 物是人非
nounthings have remained the same, but people have changed
Example Sentences with 物是人非
matˍ₆物siˍ₆是janˎ₄人fei1,非，sapˍ₆十ninˎ₄年janˎ₄人siˍ₆事geiˊ²幾faanˉ¹番san1.新。
Things and people change, a lot happens in ten years.
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