xīng yí Dǒu zhuǎndictionary entry
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lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Běi dǒu xīng] has turned and the stars have moved / time flies / also written 斗轉星移|斗转星移[Dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí]
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星移斗轉 星移斗转 [xing1 yi2 Dou3 zhuan3] /lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved/time flies/also written 斗轉星移|斗转星移[Dou3 zhuan3 xing1 yi2]/

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