好景不长

Traditional: 好景不長

hǎo jǐng bù cháng

Dictionary entry

a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)

What does 好景不长 mean?

好景不长 (hǎo jǐng bù cháng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)

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好hǎogood · appropriate; proper 景Jǐngsurname Jing 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-长chánglong · (bound form) length

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好景不长

hǎo jǐng bù cháng

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