| 三十年河东，三十年河西 |
sān shí nián hé dōng , sān shí nián hé xī |
the river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West (proverb) / change is the only constant |
| 三 |
Sān |
surname San |
| 三 |
sān |
three / 3 |
| 三十 |
sān shí |
thirty / 30 |
| 十 |
shí |
ten / 10 |
| 年 |
Nián |
surname Nian |
| 年 |
nián |
year / CL:个 |
| 年 |
nián |
grain / harvest (old) / variant of 年 |
| 河 |
hé |
river (CL:条,道) / (bound form) the Yellow River / (bound form) the Milky Way / (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 |
| 河东 |
Hé dōng |
Hedong district of Linyi city 临沂市, Shandong |
| 东 |
Dōng |
surname Dong |
| 东 |
dōng |
east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord |
| 三 |
Sān |
surname San |
| 三 |
sān |
three / 3 |
| 三十 |
sān shí |
thirty / 30 |
| 十 |
shí |
ten / 10 |
| 年 |
Nián |
surname Nian |
| 年 |
nián |
year / CL:个 |
| 年 |
nián |
grain / harvest (old) / variant of 年 |
| 河 |
hé |
river (CL:条,道) / (bound form) the Yellow River / (bound form) the Milky Way / (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 |
| 河西 |
Hé xī |
land west of the Yellow river / Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces |
| 西 |
Xī |
the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙 / Spanish |
| 西 |
xī |
west |