天若有情天亦老
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Chinese[edit]
day; sky; heaven | to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if |
day; sky; heaven | also | old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) | |||
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trad. (天若有情天亦老) | 天 | 若 | 有情 | 天 | 亦 | 老 | |
simp. #(天若有情天亦老) | 天 | 若 | 有情 | 天 | 亦 | 老 |
Etymology[edit]
From a poem by Li He (790-816).
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
天若有情天亦老
- If Heaven had feelings, Heaven too would grow old. (Things are sad and bleak and there is no justice in the world.)
References[edit]
- 金銅仙人辭漢歌並序/金铜仙人辞汉歌并序 on the Chinese Wikisource.Wikisource zh