事过境迁 in English shi4 guo4 jing4 qian1 Meaning

Meanings

  • The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiomatic expression).
  • It is water under the bridge.

Simplified Characters

事 过 境 迁

Traditional Characters

事 過 境 遷

Pinyin

shi4 guo4 jing4 qian1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

事shi4matter 过guo4surname Guo 境jing4border 迁qian1to move