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斗转星移

Dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí

4-character word Traditional 斗轉星移

What 斗转星移 means

1. lit. the Big Dipper {北斗星|Běi dǒu xīng} has turned and the stars have moved
2. time flies
3. also written {星移斗转|xīng yí Dǒu zhuǎn}

The characters in 斗转星移

• 斗dòuto fight; to struggle; to condemn
• 转zhuǎnto turn; to change direction; to transfer
• 星xīngstar; heavenly body; satellite
• 移yíto move; to shift; to change