往来成古今

往來成古今

wǎngláichénggǔjīn

phrase

Meanings

1 comings and goings make past and present
2 the flux of history turns today into yesterday
3 Meng Haoran's line on the passage of time

Characters

Examples

人事有代谢，往来成古今——登岘山的感慨。

Rénshì yǒu dàixiè, wǎnglái chéng gǔjīn — dēng Xiàn Shān de gǎnkǎi.

'Human affairs succeed one another; comings and goings make past and present' — the lament at Mount Xian.

历史博物馆的长廊让人想起"往来成古今"。

Lìshǐ bówùguǎn de chángláng ràng rén xiǎngqǐ 'wǎnglái chéng gǔjīn'.

The long corridor of the history museum calls to mind 'comings and goings make past and present.'

Tips

history

出自唐代孟浩然《与诸子登岘山》："人事有代谢，往来成古今。江山留胜迹，我辈复登临。水落鱼梁浅，天寒梦泽深。羊公碑尚在，读罢泪沾襟。"岘山在湖北襄阳，晋代羊祜所游。孟浩然追怀前贤，感叹时光流转。

Stroke Order

往 wǎng

来 lái

成 chéng

古 gǔ

今 jīn