it seem as if a whole generation had passed(gé shì zhī gǎn)

it seem as if a whole generation had passed

Sense of separation, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g é sh ì zh ī g ǎ n, refers to the feeling caused by the great changes of people or scenery, as if separated by an era. In ancient times, thirty years was regarded as a lifetime. It comes from Guo Moruo's Hong Bo Qu · postscript.

The origin of Idioms

Guo Moruo's Hong Bo Qu · postscript: "only two years apart, what he wrote already has a sense of seclusion."

Idiom usage

To be formal; to be attributive; to refer to the feeling of being separated by an era. example when you come to the city from the countryside, you feel isolated.

Chinese PinYin : gé shì zhī gǎn