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物是人非
物是人非
Chinese
- {| style="clear: right;margin: 1em;border-collapse: collapse;text-align: center"
|- ! !thing; object; matter
!
is; are; am; yes; to be
!man; person; people
!non-; not-; un-
|-
!simp. and trad.
(物是人非)
| 物
| 是
| 人
| 非
|}
Idiom
物是人非
- the things are still there but the person/people no longer is/are (describing the passing of a loved one or a revisit of a once familiar place)