📖 Meaning
This idiom conveys that both the events themselves and the time in which they occurred have already passed. It is typically used to reflect on past matters that can no longer be changed or relived, gently urging one to let go of what is gone rather than cling to it.
📜 Origin Story
There is no documented origin story for this idiom (出处: 无), so it cannot be attributed to a specific dynasty or historical figure. It appears to be a later-formed four-character literary expression built from common elements — 事 (affairs), 往 (gone), 日 (days/time), and 迁 (to move on) — which together mean that matters and time have both slipped away. Its structure closely parallels the more widely attested idiom 时过境迁. Because no classical text records its first appearance, it functions as a general literary phrase rather than an idiom tied to a particular source.
💡 Example Usage
事往日迁，何必再为当年的事耿耿于怀？
Since time has passed and things have changed, why keep brooding over what happened back then?
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 事往日迁
- Pinyin: shì wǎng rì qiān
- Literal Translation: affairs, gone, days, moved on
- Category: Condition
- Characters: 4