nián​shēn​yuè​jiǔ

with the passage of time

  1. year
    a year or the duration of a year; also used to describe annual or yearly occurrences
  2. shēn nounadverb
    late
    late (of time); far advanced; a long time since the beginning
  3. month
    month; a time unit based on the cycle of the moon, twelve of which make a year; also used for monthly occurrences or payments
  4. jiǔ adjective
    long
    of a long duration; for a long time