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烂柯人
làn​kē​rén

person who returns home to find everything changed

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  1. 烂柯 爛柯 làn​kē
    rotten axe handle
    A literary allusion to a woodcutter who watched immortals play chess and returned home to find his axe handle rotten and a century passed; used to describe the profound changes in the world over time.
  2. 人 rén noun
    person of a type
    a person of a certain type, category, or status