物是人非

wù shì rén fēi

Dictionary entry

(idiom) the place is unchanged, but the faces are different

What does 物是人非 mean?

物是人非 (wù shì rén fēi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) the place is unchanged, but the faces are different

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物wù(bound form) thing · (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself 是shìto be (followed by substantives only) · correct; right; true 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]非Fēiabbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa

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