not yet ended; not yet exhausted
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not yet ended; not yet exhausted; not yet over
literaryLiterary term used in classical Chinese to describe something (especially time or night) that has not yet reached its end. Commonly found in classical poetry.
Yè夜
rú如
hé何
qí其
？
Yè夜
wèi未
yāng央
。
How goes the night? The night is not yet over.
Cǐ此
kè刻
yè夜
wèi未
yāng央
，
dēng灯
huǒ火
lán阑
shān珊
chù处
，
yǒu有
rén人
dú独
pái徘
huái徊
。
At this moment the night is not yet ended, where the lights are dimming, someone wanders alone.
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Cháng长
lè乐
wèi未
yāng央
，
yǒng永
shòu受
jiā嘉
fú福
。
May your joy be endless and everlasting; may you forever receive good fortune.