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旷日弥久
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旷日弥久

旷日弥久 — “To be prolonged for a very long time”

旷日弥久 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be prolonged for a very long time”. Often implying an excessive or unnecessarily lengthy duration.

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旷日弥久 Pronunciation and Pinyin

旷日弥久 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
旷
kuàng7spacious, open-minded, neglect
日
rì4sun, day, Japan
弥
mí8spread, fill, compensate
久
jiǔ3for a long time

Example Sentence with 旷日弥久

这项复杂的研究项目需要投入大量精力,预计会旷日弥久才能完成。
This complex research project requires a significant investment of effort and is expected to take a very long time to complete.

Idioms Related to 旷日弥久

Synonyms of 旷日弥久

  • kuàng旷rì日lí离jiǔ久protracted and long-drawn-out

More idioms starting with 旷

  • kuàng旷shì世bù不jī羁unconventional and unrestrained through ages
  • kuàng旷shì世qí奇cái才peerless genius of an age
  • kuàng旷shì世wú无pǐ匹unmatched through the ages
  • kuàng旷shì世yì逸cái才unparalleled genius
  • kuàng旷gǔ古yī一rén人unparalleled throughout history
  • kuàng旷gǔ古qí奇wén闻an unprecedented marvel
  • kuàng旷gǔ古wú无liǎng两unparalleled throughout history
  • kuàng旷gǔ古wèi未yǒu有unprecedented through the ages
  • kuàng旷gǔ古wèi未wén闻unheard of through the ages
  • kuàng旷gǔ古jué绝lún伦unprecedented and unparalleled
  • kuàng旷fū夫yuàn怨nǚ女unmarried men and women
  • kuàng旷suì岁chí持jiǔ久waste years and prolong things

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Questions about 旷日弥久

What does 旷日弥久 mean?

旷日弥久 (kuàng rì mí jiǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be prolonged for a very long time”.

How do you pronounce 旷日弥久?

旷日弥久 is pronounced kuàng rì mí jiǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 旷日弥久?

旷:耽搁荒废。指时间拖得很久。

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