今非昔比 [----]
Jyutping
gam1 fei1 sik1 bei2
Pinyin
jīn fēi xí bǐ
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phrase, idiomatic
the present cannot compare with the past; times have changed
(syn.) 今時唔同往日, 今时唔同往日
今非昔比 [----]
Jyutping
gam1 fei1 sik1 bei2
Pinyin
jīn fēi xī bǐ
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things are very different now (idiom)
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times have changed
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語句
而家嘅情況比起過去差咗,今時唔同往日
something is not what it used to be compared to before; things have changed over time
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自從海嘯,呢個城市今非昔比。
自从海啸,呢个城市今非昔比。
zi6 cung4 hoi2 siu6, ni1 go3 sing4 si5 gam1 fei1 sik1 bei2.
The city can't recover to what it is like before after the tsunami.
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phrase, idiomatic
the present cannot compare with the past; times have changed
(syn.) 今時唔同往日, 今时唔同往日
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Cantonese
香港嘅物价飞涨,今非昔比。
香港嘅物價飛漲,今非昔比。
hoeng1 gong2 ge3 mat6 gaa3 fei1 zoeng3, gam1 fei1 sik1 bei2.
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The cost of living in HK is getting much higher and higher than before.
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Cantonese
今非昔比
今非昔比
gam1 fei1 sik1 bei2
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things have changed over time
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Cantonese
自从海啸,呢个城市今非昔比。
自從海嘯,呢個城市今非昔比。
zi6 cung4 hoi2 siu6, ni1 go3 sing4 si5 gam1 fei1 sik1 bei2.
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The city can't recover to what it is like before after the tsunami.
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Mandarin
今非昔比
今非昔比
jīn fēi xī bǐ
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to no longer be what one was before (literally, “the present cannot compare with the past”)