盛衰无常 meaning in Chinese
changeable in prosperity and decline; capricious in rise and fall [up and down]; have a chequered career
Examples
- “ his long public life , so singularly checkered with good and evil , with glory and obloquy ” ( macaulay )
他长期从事公务,好的和坏的,光荣和受辱交错,盛衰无常(麦考利) 。