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Open the tool →河带山砺 (hé dài shān lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to signify a steadfast and enduring commitment or pledge that will last as long as the rivers flow and mountains stand”.
河带山砺 is pronounced hé dài shān lì in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 河带山砺 means “the Yellow River as a sash, Mount Tai as a whetstone”. It is used to mean “to signify a steadfast and enduring commitment or pledge that will last as long as the rivers flow and mountains stand”.
河:黄河;带:衣带;山:泰山;砺:磨刀石。黄河像条衣带,泰山像块磨刀石。比喻经历的时间久远