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天长地久

Word · IdiomTraditional天長地久

everlasting; enduring as long as heaven and earth

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

idiom

everlasting; enduring forever; eternal

literary

Most often used to describe love or deep emotions that are meant to last forever. It conveys a sense of permanence and unending duration, comparable to the universe itself.

Tā他
men们
xǔ许
xià下
le了
tiān天
cháng长
dì地
jiǔ久
de的
shì誓
yán言
 。

They made vows of everlasting love.

Yuàn愿
wǒ我
men们
de的
yǒu友
yì谊
tiān天
cháng长
dì地
jiǔ久
 。

May our friendship last forever.

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Zhè这
fèn份
gǎn感
qíng情
 ,
bù不
qiú求
hōng轰
hōng轰
liè烈
liè烈
 ,
dàn但
qiú求
tiān天
cháng长
dì地
jiǔ久
 。

For this relationship, I don't seek passion and drama, but I hope it endures forever.

Gǔ古
dài代
dì帝
wáng王
zǒng总
xī希
wàng望
zì自
jǐ己
de的
jiāng江
shān山
néng能
tiān天
cháng长
dì地
jiǔ久
 。

Ancient emperors always wished their rule would last as long as heaven and earth.