ten thousand years; ages; eternity
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ten thousand years; an extremely long period of time; eternity; ages
Often used in idioms and fixed expressions to imply permanence or an immeasurably long duration. Frequently appears in the idiom 遗臭万年.
yí遗
chòu臭
wàn万
nián年
to leave a stink for ten thousand years; to be condemned by posterity; to go down in infamy
Zhè这
gè个
bào暴
jūn君
bì必
jiāng将
yí遗
chòu臭
wàn万
nián年
。
This tyrant will surely be cursed by history for all eternity.
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Wàn万
nián年
lì历
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
bù不
xū需
yào要
měi每
nián年
gēng更
huàn换
de的
rì日
lì历
。
A perpetual calendar is a calendar that does not need to be replaced every year.
Gǔ古
rén人
qí祈
qiú求
jiāng江
shān山
wěn稳
gù固
wàn万
nián年
。
The ancients prayed for the stability of the realm for ten thousand years.