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地久天长 — “Everlasting”

地久天长 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Everlasting”. Enduring as long as heaven and earth. Literally, “Earth long, heaven long”.

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地久天长 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 地dì
  • 久jiǔ
  • 天tiān
  • 长cháng

地久天长 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
地
dì6earth, ground, land, place
久
jiǔ3for a long time
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
长
cháng4long, grow, excel, chief

Example Sentence with 地久天长

祝愿他们的友谊地久天长。
Wishing their friendship lasts forever.

Idioms Related to 地久天长

Synonyms of 地久天长

  • tiān天cháng长rì日jiǔ久after a long time
  • kuàng旷rì日chí持jiǔ久long and drawn-out
  • hǎi海kū枯shí石làn烂eternal and unchangeable
  • cháng长cǐ此yǐ以wǎng往if this continues

Antonyms of 地久天长

  • tán弹zhǐ指zhī之jiān间in an instant
  • tán昙huā花yī一xiàn现a fleeting moment of beauty
  • shāo稍zòng纵jí即shì逝fleeting and easily missed

More idioms starting with 地

  • dì地shàng上tiān天guān官a terrestrial paradise
  • dì地shàng上tiān天gōng宫an earthly paradise
  • dì地xià下xiū修wén文talented writer dying young
  • dì地chǒu丑lì力dí敌similar ground, matched strength
  • dì地chǒu丑dé德qí齐equal in conditions and abilities
  • dì地zhǔ主zhī之yí仪the hospitality or duty of a host
  • dì地zhǔ主zhī之yì谊hospitality of a host
  • dì地lì利rén人hé和favorable terrain and popular unity
  • dì地dòng动shān山yáo摇earth trembles, mountains sway
  • dì地dòng动shān山cuī摧earth shakes, mountains crumble
  • dì地běi北tiān天nán南scattered to all corners of the earth
  • dì地dì地dào道dào道authentic and typical

Questions about 地久天长

What does 地久天长 mean?
地久天长 (dì jiǔ tiān cháng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Everlasting”.
How do you pronounce 地久天长?
地久天长 is pronounced dì jiǔ tiān cháng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 地久天长 literally mean?
Literally, 地久天长 means “Earth long, heaven long”. It is used to mean “Everlasting”.
What is the Chinese definition of 地久天长?
时间长,日子久。
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