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Persian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Literally: “What were we and what have we become!”
Phrase
چی بودیم، چی شدیم • (či budim, či šodim)
- whatever happened to us!; expression of melancholy for a glorious past or of general cultural pessimism
Usage notes
- In contemporary discourse most often referring to a comparison of contemporary Iran with pre-revolutionary (or even pre-Islamic) times. Hence associated with those critical of the Islamic Revolution. However, supporters of the latter have also tried to reclaim the expression in a positive sense.