The clock goes on and on
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ō NGL ò UB ì ngxi ē, which means to refer to old age and decay. It comes from zhenzhongji.
The origin of Idioms
Shen JiJi of the Tang Dynasty wrote in zhenzhongji: "this year, I'm over 80. I'm in charge of three things. I've missed all the time, and I'm full of sinews and bones."
Idiom usage
I'm old. I'm old. I'm old. I'm old. I'm old. I'm old. Pu Songling, Qing Dynasty
The clock goes on and on
The golden light covers the land - jīn guāng gài dì
a flying moth darts into the fire - fēi é pū huǒ