斗轉星移

Chinese

		ladle; dipper; small ladle; dipper; small; big; stars	to revolve; to turn; to circle about to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift	star; satellite; small amount	to move; to shift; to change to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove
trad. (斗轉星移)		斗	轉	星	移
simp. (斗转星移)		斗	转	星	移
Literally: “the Big Dipper has turned and the stars have moved”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dau² zyun² sing¹ ji⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí [Phonetic: dóuzhuǎnxīngyí]
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: doou joan shing yi
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dǒu jhuǎn sing yí
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂwän²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ i³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dau² zyun² sing¹ ji⁴
  - Yale: dáu jyún sīng yìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dau² dzyn² sing¹ ji⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: deo² jun² xing¹ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐu̯³⁵ t͡ʃyːn³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹/

Idiom

斗轉星移

time flies

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