海枯石烂 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• (lit.) until the seas dry up and stones go soft
• (fig.) forever; until the end of time

Character by character

• 海hǎisea, ocean; maritime
• 枯kūdried out, withered, decayed
• 石shístone, rock, mineral
• 烂lànovercooked, overripe; rotten, spoiled

Idioms sharing a character

• 人山人海 rén shān rén hǎi
• 侯门似海 hóu mén sì hǎi
• 刀山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi
• 名扬四海 míng yáng sì hǎi
• 四海升平 sì hǎi shēng píng
• 四海为家 sì hǎi wéi jiā
• 四海飘零 sì hǎi piāo líng
• 大海捞针 dà hǎi lāo zhēn
• 学海泛舟 xué hǎi fàn zhōu
• 学海无涯 xué hǎi wú yá

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