彼一时此一时
彼一时此一时
bǐ yī shí cǐ yī shí
that was one thing, and this is another; times have changed
Traditional: 彼一時此一時
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- that was one thing, and this is another
- times have changed
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Related Words
一波未平，一波又起(yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ)· before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
→事不过三(shì bù guò sān)· a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)
→口不应心(kǒu bù yìng xīn)· to say one thing but mean another
→张冠李戴(Zhāng guān Lǐ dài)· lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
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