The past is the past
Lu qushuanglai, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ù w ǎ ngshu ā NGL á I, which means that time moves and time passes. From selected works Zuo Si.
Idiom explanation
It is a metaphor for time moving and time passing.
The origin of Idioms
In selected works, Zuo Si's Wu Du Fu: "the dew and the frost come, and the sun and the moon get rid of it." Lu Yanji notes: "dew, autumn also. Frost, winter. In addition, go also. Autumn comes to winter, and the sun and the moon will go. "
Idiom usage
Used as object, attributive, adverbial; used to change time.
Examples
Liu Congyi of the Song Dynasty wrote in the book of rebuilding the temple of King Wenxuan: "when the frost comes, the carved wall is half broken."
Analysis of Idioms
Cold comes and summer goes
The past is the past
give the rulers less while give the civilians more - sǔn shàng yì xià
splits off as it meets the edge of knife without effort - yíng rèn yǐ jiě