"Shit happens" is a common phrase in American spoken language. The original meaning of shit here is "extreme" Feces), extended to "bad things". Happen, which means "happen". Bad things always happen.
Example: What can I say? Bad things happen from time to time. ?
what can I say? Anything can happen.
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Shit happens is a common slang, observed with a simple existentialism, that is, life is full of unpredictable events. This phrase admits that there is no specific reason why bad things happen to people, and its origin or earliest use is uncertain.
Things are unpredictable, things are impermanent, things are unpredictable, and bad things are inevitable in life. Phrases with similar meanings, such as "something happened" or "it happened".
In fact, "shit happens" is a famous saying, and it is also a famous saying with Zen meaning. In the movie Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump stepped on shit while running, and a depressed businessman next to him asked him what he thought of it. Forrest Gump said with a relaxed expression, "Something bad happened." Things happen occasionally in life, so there is nothing to make a fuss about. The businessman then made "SHIT HAPPENS" into a slogan, which sold well. In the next scene of the movie, there is a car with the slogan "Shi happened" written behind it, and the unexpected trouble is hit by another car behind it ... this is really a "historical thing".
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Youdao translation-shitapens