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Such is Life / Such is Destiny

 zhè jiù shì mìng
Such is Life / Such is Destiny Scroll

這就是命 means “Such is life,” or “Such is destiny.”

This can also be translated as “This is life,” “This is [our] lot in life,” or “This is [our] destiny.” It is perhaps a fatalistic phrase. It can be compared with the French, “Ceci est la vie” or “C'est la vie.”

Such is Life

 shēng huó jiù shì zhè yàng
Such is Life Scroll

生活就是這樣 is probably the best way to say, “Such is life,” or “C'est la vie” in Chinese.

This is Life

 zhè jiù shì shēng huó
This is Life Scroll

這就是生活 is a Chinese phrase that means “This is life,” or “Such is life.”

If you are looking for the French, “C'est la vie,” this is a close match.




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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

セラビ

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 serabi
    セラビ
(expression) c'est la vie (fre:); that's life

セラヴィ

see styles
 serari
    セラヴィ
(expression) c'est la vie (fre:); that's life; (personal name) Seravy

しゃーない

see styles
 shaanai / shanai
    しゃーない
(expression) (ksb:) it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie

しゃあない

see styles
 shaanai / shanai
    しゃあない
(expression) (ksb:) it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie

セ・ラ・ビ

see styles
 se ra bi
    セ・ラ・ビ
(expression) c'est la vie (fre:); that's life

セ・ラ・ヴィ

see styles
 se ra ri
    セ・ラ・ヴィ
(expression) c'est la vie (fre:); that's life

人生のための芸術

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 jinseinotamenogeijutsu / jinsenotamenogejutsu
    じんせいのためのげいじゅつ
(exp,n) art for life's sake; l'art pour la vie

Variations:
ノンラー
ノン・ラー

see styles
 nonraa; non raa / nonra; non ra
    ノンラー; ノン・ラー
non la (Vietnamese conical hat) (vie: nón lá)

Variations:
しゃあない
しゃーない

see styles
 shaanai; shaanai / shanai; shanai
    しゃあない; しゃーない
(expression) (ksb:) (See 仕方がない・1) it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie

Variations:
セラヴィ
セラビ
セ・ラ・ヴィ
セ・ラ・ビ

see styles
 serari; serabi; se ra ri; se ra bi
    セラヴィ; セラビ; セ・ラ・ヴィ; セ・ラ・ビ
(expression) c'est la vie (fre:); that's life

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Such is Life
Such is Destiny
這就是命
这就是命
zhè jiù shì mìng
zhe4 jiu4 shi4 ming4
zhe jiu shi ming
zhejiushiming
che chiu shih ming
chechiushihming
Such is Life生活就是這樣
生活就是这样
shēng huó jiù shì zhè yàng
sheng1 huo2 jiu4 shi4 zhe4 yang4
sheng huo jiu shi zhe yang
shenghuojiushizheyang
sheng huo chiu shih che yang
shenghuochiushihcheyang
This is Life這就是生活
这就是生活
zhè jiù shì shēng huó
zhe4 jiu4 shi4 sheng1 huo2
zhe jiu shi sheng huo
zhejiushishenghuo
che chiu shih sheng huo
chechiushihshenghuo
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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