恍如隔世
huǎng​rú​gé​shì

as if a lifetime ago

  • created reference approved 恍如隔世 → 恍若隔世 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    恍如隔世 huǎng​rú​gé​shì

    恍若隔世 huǎng​ruò​gé​shì

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 恍如隔世 → 恍同隔世 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    恍如隔世 huǎng​rú​gé​shì

    恍同隔世 huǎng​tóng​gé​shì

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 恍如隔世 · huǎng​rú​gé​shì · as if a lifetime ago — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    恍如隔世

    huǎng​rú​gé​shì

    as if a lifetime ago

    Feeling as though a generation has passed (historically referring to a 30-year period); used to describe a sense of being overwhelmed by how much things have changed over time

    恍如 (literal) → 恍如 · huǎng​rú · to be as if 隔世 (literal) → 隔世 · gé​shì · separated by a generation

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense