树欲静而风不止
Traditional form:
樹欲靜而風不止
Pinyin (reading):
shùyùjìng'érfēngbùzhǐ
Definitions:
- lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)
- fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
Characters:
- 树 - tree; to plant; to set up, to establish
- 欲 - desire, want, longing, intent
- 静 - still, quiet, motionless, gentle
- 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
- 风 - wind; air; customs, manners; news
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 止 - to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist
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