南来的燕子北去的鸟儿，早晚都要飞走南來的燕子北去的鳥兒，早晚都要飛走南來的燕子北去的鳥兒，早晚都要飛走

swallows coming from the south and birds going north: sooner or later they all fly away

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes people who are not content with their post; they will leave sooner or later. Slightly critical.

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Simplified: 南来的燕子北去的鸟儿，早晚都要飞走
Traditional (Taiwan): 南來的燕子北去的鳥兒，早晚都要飛走
Pinyin: Nán lái de yànzi běi qù de niǎor, zǎowǎn dōu yào fēi zǒu
Bopomofo: ㄋㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄗㄅㄟˇ ㄑㄩˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄋㄧㄠˇㄦ，ㄗㄠˇ ㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄡㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄟㄗㄡˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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