天下没有不散的筵席

天下沒有不散的筵席
tiānxià méiyǒu bú sàn de yánxí
proverb

Meanings

  1. 1 every feast must come to an end
  2. 2 all good things must come to an end

Examples

HSK 3
Bié nánguò, tiānxià méiyǒu bú sàn de yánxí.
Don't be sad. Every party has to end sometime.
HSK 7-9
Bìyè nà tiān, dàjiā bào zài yìqǐ kū le, kě tiānxià méiyǒu bú sàn de yánxí, zǒng yào gèbèn-qiánchéng.
On graduation day everyone hugged and cried, but all good things end, and each had to go their own way.

Tips

usage
A consolation at partings: the end of a school year, a job, a trip together. It accepts the parting rather than mourning it. A shorter literary form is 天下无不散之筵席.

Stroke Order

天 tiān
下 xià
没 méi
有 yǒu
不 bù
散 sàn
的 de
筵 yán
席 xí