来日方长 — Chinese idiom
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
Traditional: 來日方長
Meaning
- the future is long ; there will be ample time for that later
- We'll cross that bridge when we get there
Character by character
- 来láito arrive, to come, to return; in the future, late
- 日rìsun; day; daytime
- 方fāngsquare, rectangle; side; region; flag
- 长chánglong, lasting; to excel in
Idioms sharing a character
- 人来人往 rén lái rén wǎng
- 来之不易 lái zhī bù yì
- 来去无踪 lái qù wú zōng
- 来历不明 lái lì bù míng
- 来者不拒 lái zhě bù jù
- 来踪去迹 lái zōng qù jì
- 来鸿去燕 lái hóng qù yàn
- 来龙去脉 lái lóng qù mài
- 倾巢来犯 qīng cháo lái fàn
- 先来后到 xiān lái hòu dào
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