Tiān bù zhuàn, dì zhuàn; dì bù zhuàn, rén zhuàn.

天不轉地轉,地不轉人轉。

Lit If Heaven doesn't turn, the earth will; (if the earth doesn't turn, people will [keep things moving]).

Fig Things keep on happening and changing in life, regardless.

Note [Note: tiānbuzhuàn dìzhuàn is a colloquial expression meaning “to happen regardless”; “we are bound to run into each other again some day”; see also shān bù zhuàn above.]

Topics CHANGE colloquial expression EARTH HEAVEN tiānbuzhuàn_dìzhuàn