物是人非

Chinese

		thing; object; matter	be; yes; this	man; person; people	(be) not; wrong; blame (be) not; wrong; blame; Africa
trad. (物是人非)		物	是	人	非
simp. ^#(物是人非)		物	是	人	非

Etymology

First used by Cao Pi.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wùshìrénfēi

(Zhuyin): ㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mat⁶ si⁶ jan⁴ fei¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wùshìrénfēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wùshìhrénfei
  - Wade–Giles: wu⁴-shih⁴-jên²-fei¹
  - Yale: wù-shr̀-rén-fēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuhshyhrenfei
  - Palladius: ушижэньфэй (ušižɛnʹfɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mat⁶ si⁶ jan⁴ fei¹
  - Yale: maht sih yàhn fēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mat⁹ si⁶ jan⁴ fei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: med⁶ xi⁶ yen⁴ féi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐt̚² siː²² jɐn²¹ fei̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

物是人非

the things are still there but the person or people no longer are (describing the passing of a loved one or a revisit of a once familiar place)

Usage notes

Also used as 物是人非事事休, a line in Li Qingzhao's poem.

See also

時過境遷／时过境迁 (shíguòjìngqiān)

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