







旷岁持久 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste time and prolong things for an extended period”. To drag on for years, causing delays. Literally, “waste years and persist for a long time”.

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Open the tool →旷岁持久 (kuàng suì chí jiǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste time and prolong things for an extended period”.
旷岁持久 is pronounced kuàng suì chí jiǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 旷岁持久 means “waste years and persist for a long time”. It is used to mean “to waste time and prolong things for an extended period”.
旷:荒废,耽误;持:持续,拖延。荒废时间,长期拖延