物是人非

wù shì rén fēi

Meaning

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

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Characters

物wùthing, substance, matter; creature牛勿是shìto be; indeed, right, yes; okay日疋人rénman, person; people 非fēinot, negative, non-; to oppose

Examples

物是人非。

Wù shì rén fēi.

Things are the same, but people have changed.