树欲静而风不止

Traditional: 樹欲靜而風不止

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Dictionary entry

lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)

What does 树欲静而风不止 mean?

树欲静而风不止 (shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)

2fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not

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树shùtree · CL:棵[ke1]欲yùdesire · appetite 静jìngstill · calm 而érand · as well as 风fēngwind · news 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-止zhǐto stop · to prohibit

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