情随事迁 — “Feelings shift as circumstances change”
情随事迁 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Feelings and attitudes change with the alteration of circumstances or events; to adapt one's feelings to changing situations”. Literally, “Feelings shift as circumstances change”.
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Origin and Story of 情随事迁
During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wang Xizhi, along with 40 other renowned scholars like Sun Tong and Xie An, gathered at the Lanting Pavilion in Kuaiji Mountain. They engaged in drinking wine and composing poems. Wang Xizhi specifically wrote the "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection" (Lanting Jixu) to commemorate this event.
In his preface, he wrote: "When one has grown weary of what one is pursuing, one's feelings change with the circumstances, and one is filled with a sense of emotion! What was once cherished, in the mere blink of an eye, has already become a relic of the past, yet one cannot help but be moved by such thoughts." This passage vividly describes how people's emotions and perspectives naturally evolve as situations and time pass.
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More idioms starting with 情
- qíng情bù不kě可què却cannot decline due to sentiment
- qíng情bù不zì自kān堪overwhelmed by emotions
- qíng情bù不zì自yǐ已unable to control one's emotions
- qíng情bù不zì自jīn禁unable to restrain one's feelings
- qíng情bù不zì自shèng胜overcome by emotion
- qíng情zhī之suǒ所zhōng钟where one's heart is deeply set
- qíng情rén人yǎn眼lǐ里chū出xī西shī施Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
- qíng情qī凄yì意qiè切deeply grieved and distressed
- qíng情tóng同yī一jiā家feel like one family
- qíng情tóng同shǒu手zú足as close as brothers
- qíng情tóng同yáng羊zuǒ左bosom friends willing to die for each other
- qíng情tóng同gǔ骨ròu肉as close as flesh and blood
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What does 情随事迁 mean?
情随事迁 (qíng suí shì qiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Feelings and attitudes change with the alteration of circumstances or events; to adapt one's feelings to changing situations”.
How do you pronounce 情随事迁?
情随事迁 is pronounced qíng suí shì qiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 情随事迁 literally mean?
Literally, 情随事迁 means “Feelings shift as circumstances change”. It is used to mean “Feelings and attitudes change with the alteration of circumstances or events; to adapt one's feelings to changing situations”.
Where does 情随事迁 come from?
情随事迁 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 情随事迁?
情况变了，思想感情也随着起了变化。