光阴荏苒，日月如梭 — “Time flies swiftly”
光阴荏苒，日月如梭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Time flies swiftly”. Days and months shuttle by like a weaver's loom, meaning time passes very quickly. Literally, “Time imperceptibly fades, sun and moon like a shuttle”.
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What does 光阴荏苒，日月如梭 mean?
光阴荏苒，日月如梭 (guāng yīn rěn rǎn ， rì yuè rú suō) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Time flies swiftly”.
How do you pronounce 光阴荏苒，日月如梭?
光阴荏苒，日月如梭 is pronounced guāng yīn rěn rǎn ， rì yuè rú suō in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 光阴荏苒，日月如梭 literally mean?
Literally, 光阴荏苒，日月如梭 means “Time imperceptibly fades, sun and moon like a shuttle”. It is used to mean “Time flies swiftly”.
What is the Chinese definition of 光阴荏苒，日月如梭?
荏苒：不知不觉地过去；梭：织布机上引导纬纱与经纱交织的构件。形容时间过得很快