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天下无不散筵席 — “All good things must come to an end”

天下无不散筵席 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “All good things must come to an end”. Every gathering must disperse; friends must part. Literally, “There is no banquet in the world that does not break up”.

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天下无不散筵席 Pronunciation and Pinyin

天下无不散筵席 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
下
xià3below, down, next, to descend
无
wú4without, not having
不
bù4not
散
sàn12scatter, disperse, or break up
筵
yán14grand banquet or feast
席
xí10mat, seat, banquet

Example Sentence with 天下无不散筵席

虽然这次旅行很愉快,但天下无不散筵席,我们终究要各自回家了。
Although this trip was very pleasant, all good things must come to an end, and we must all return home eventually.

Idioms Related to 天下无不散筵席

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  • tiān天shàng上tiān天xià下,,wéi惟wǒ我dú独zūn尊Arrogant and self-important
  • tiān天shàng上shǎo少yǒu有,,dì地xià下nán难xún寻extremely rare, unique
  • tiān天shàng上shí石lín麟a brilliant and talented son
  • tiān天shàng上qí麒lín麟praise a son's exceptional talent
  • tiān天xià下yī一jiā家universal brotherhood and harmony
  • tiān天xià下wèi为yī一The world united
  • tiān天xià下wéi为gōng公The world belongs to everyone
  • tiān天xià下wéi为jiā家To make the world one's home
  • tiān天xià下wéi为lóng笼the world is a confining cage
  • tiān天xià下wū乌yā鸦yī一bān般hēi黑all evil is the same everywhere

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What does 天下无不散筵席 mean?

天下无不散筵席 (tiān xià wú bù sàn yán xí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “All good things must come to an end”.

How do you pronounce 天下无不散筵席?

天下无不散筵席 is pronounced tiān xià wú bù sàn yán xí in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 天下无不散筵席 literally mean?

Literally, 天下无不散筵席 means “There is no banquet in the world that does not break up”. It is used to mean “All good things must come to an end”.

What is the Chinese definition of 天下无不散筵席?

天下没有不解散的聚会。指团聚是相对的,终究要分离的

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