一指流砂半生苍华

[yī zhĭ liú shā bàn shēng cāng huá]

'Yizhi Liusha Bansheng Canghua' translates as 'A Finger in Running Sand Half a Life in Desolation.' This represents fleeting time (sand running through fingers) and half a life marked by withering splendor or decay. It expresses nostalgia mixed with regret for wasted time.

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时光是握不住的沙 [shí guāng shì wò bù zhù de shā]
Translates into Time is sand you cannot hold This draws on a popular metaphor in Chinese poetic traditions ...
一捧流沙 [yī pĕng liú shā]
Translated as A Palm Full of Sand this could suggest fleeting time or experiences slipping away In ...