諸行無常

Etymology
From 大般涅槃經 (Mahāparinibbāṇa Sutta):

A phrase consisting of +  +, in turn a translation (directly or via ) of.

Idiom

 * 1)  worldly things are impermanent

Etymology
Buddhist expression borrowed from, in turn a translation (directly or via ) of.

As Japanese, also analyzable as a compound of.

The two constituent Japanese terms are citable to the early 600s, while the first citations of the full four-character phrase in Chinese are from around the mid-600s. However, the full four-character phrase in Japanese usage is first cited much later in the, a collection of Buddhist writings from 984.

Pronunciation

 * ぎょう・む [shóꜜgyòò mùjóó] (Atamadaka + Heiban)

Noun

 * 1)   the impermanence of worldly things

Phrase

 * 1)   all worldly things are transitory