好景不常

hǎojǐngbùcháng

good things do not last forever

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 好景 hǎojǐng
  1. (literary, figurative) good times
  2. good times
2 不常 bùcháng
  1. (dated, literary) bizarre; out of the ordinary
  2. (dated, literary) extraordinary; excellent
  3. (dated, literary) not in a fixed pattern; irregularly
  4. (dated, literary, euphemistic) death
  5. bizarre; out of the ordinary
  6. death
  7. extraordinary; excellent
  8. not in a fixed pattern; irregularly
  9. not often; seldom; rarely