Definitions

1. 1. lit. time is a butcher's knife
2. 2. fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving
3. 3. nothing gold can stay

Components

• 时间 shí jiān – time
• 是 shì – is
• 把 bǎ – to hold
• 杀猪 shā zhū – “slaughtering a pig”
• 刀 Dāo – surname Dao