天長地久
See also: 天长地久
Chinese
day; sky; heaven long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to developearth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly(long) time; (long) duration of time trad. (天長地久) 天 長 地 久 simp. (天长地久) 天 长 地 久
Pronunciation
Idiom
天長地久
- enduring as the universe; everlasting and unchanging
- 天長地久有時盡,此恨綿綿無絕期。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 806: 白居易 (Bai Juyi), 長恨歌 ("Song of Everlasting Regret")
- Tiānchángdìjiǔ yǒu shí jìn, cǐ hèn miánmián wú jué qī. [Pinyin]
- As long as the universe lasts, and until time stops for good, the regret of our parting will continue without end.
天长地久有时尽,此恨绵绵无绝期。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
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天 | 長 | 地 | 久 |
てん Grade: 1 |
ちょう Grade: 2 |
ち Grade: 2 |
きゅう Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
Noun
天長地久 (hiragana てんちょうちきゅう, rōmaji tenchō chikyū)
- continuing unchanged as long as there has been heaven and earth
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