The earth is old and the sky is dim

The earth is old and the sky is dim

It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ì L ǎ OTI ā NH ū n, which means to describe drastic changes. It's from the Peony Pavilion: a girl in memory.

The origin of Idioms

Tang Xianzu of the Ming Dynasty wrote in the Peony Pavilion: the earth is old and the sky is dim, and there is no place to settle my mother. Considering that I have no relatives, I can evoke my soul

Idiom usage

It is often used in figurative sentences.