今非昔比 — Chinese idiom
今非昔比
jīn fēi xī bǐ
Meaning
- things are very different now; times have changed
Character by character
- 今jīnmodern, current; today, now
- 非fēinot, negative, non-; to oppose
- 昔xīpast, former; ancient
- 比bǐto compare, liken; comparison; than
Idioms sharing a character
- 借古讽今 jiè gǔ fěng jīn
- 厚古薄今 hòu gǔ bó jīn
- 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài
- 时至今日 shí zhì jīn rì
- 稽古振今 jī gǔ zhèn jīn
- 谈古论今 tán gǔ lùn jīn
- 贵古贱今 guì gǔ jiàn jīn
- 震古烁今 zhèn gǔ shuò jīn
- 似是而非 sì shì ér fēi
- 似笑非笑 sì xiào fēi xiào
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