歲月如梭

Chinese

		years and months; years; passing of time years and months; years; passing of time; time	as (if); such as	shuttle
trad. (歲月如梭)		歲月	如	梭
simp. (岁月如梭)		岁月	如	梭
Literally: “time moves as quickly as a weaver's shuttle”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): suìyuèrúsuō

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi³ jyut⁶ jyu⁴ so¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: suìyuèrúsuō
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sueyyuehrusuo
  - Tongyong Pinyin: suèiyuèrúsuo
  - IPA ^(key): /sweɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ swɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi³ jyut⁶ jyu⁴ so¹
  - Yale: seui yuht yùh sō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey³ jyt⁹ jy⁴ so¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu³ yud⁶ yu⁴ so¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³³ jyːt̚² jyː²¹ sɔː⁵⁵/

Idiom

歲月如梭

time flies

Synonyms

光陰似箭／光阴似箭 (guāngyīn sì jiàn)

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