江山如故 — “The landscape remains as it was”
江山如故 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the landscape remains as it was”. But the people and circumstances have changed, often used to lament the impermanence of human affairs compared to the constancy of nature. Literally, “Rivers and mountains remain as before”.
江山如故 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- jiāng江dōng东fù父lǎo老Elders or people of one's hometown
- jiāng江dōng东dú独bù步Unrivaled in the Jiangdong region
- jiāng江yún云wèi渭shù树deep feelings of parting and longing
- jiāng江nán南hǎi海běi北far and wide
- jiāng江tiān天yī一sè色river and sky merge into one color
- jiāng江shān山bù不lǎo老May your life be as eternal as mountains and rivers
- jiāng江shān山zhī之yì异drastic transformation of a landscape or territory
- jiāng江shān山zhī之hèn恨Sorrow over lost homeland
- jiāng江shān山bàn半bì壁a significant portion of a territory
- jiāng江shān山kě可gǎi改，，běn本xìng性nán难yí移Nature is hard to change
- jiāng江shān山hǎo好gǎi改，，běn本xìng性nán难yí移It's hard to change one's nature
- jiāng江shān山hǎo好gǎi改，，bǐng秉xìng性nán难yí移Old habits die hard
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What does 江山如故 mean?
江山如故 (jiāng shān rú gù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the landscape remains as it was”.
How do you pronounce 江山如故?
江山如故 is pronounced jiāng shān rú gù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 江山如故 literally mean?
Literally, 江山如故 means “Rivers and mountains remain as before”. It is used to mean “the landscape remains as it was”.
What is the Chinese definition of 江山如故?
故：从前。高山大河面貌依旧。多用于比喻物是人非。