(Sān)shí nián hé dōng; (sān)shí nián hé xī.*

(三)十年河東, (三)十年河西。

Lit [For] thirty/ten years [people] east of the river [prosper], [then] for [another] thirty/ten years those on the west bank [prosper].

Fig Fortune (and misfortune) comes in cycles.

Note [Cf. Rúlín Wàishǐ, chap. 46; see also liùshí nián and sānshí nián fēngshuǐ above.]

Topics BALANCE CYCLES FORTUNE MISFORTUNE Rúlín_Wàishǐ