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.
Chinese PinYin : dì lǎo tiān hūn
The earth is old and the sky is dim
The sound of chickens and dogs is heard by each other, but not by old age and death. jīquǎnzhīshēng xiāngwén,lǎosǐbùxiāng wǎnglái
different people have different aspirations. rén gè yǒu zhì
possible period of want or need. bù shí zhī xū
wild stock or floating clouds. xián yún yě hè