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吾生也有涯，而知也無涯
简 吾生也有涯，而知也无涯 · 繁 吾生也有涯，而知也無涯Mandarin · pinyin wú shēng yě yǒu yá , ér zhī yě wú yá
Meanings
- Life is short, learning is limitless
- Ars longa, vita brevis
Characters in this entry
- 吾
- wú · i, my, our; resist, impede
- 生
- shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
- 也
- yě · also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
- 有
- yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
- 涯
- yá · shore, bank, water's edge
- 而
- ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
- 知
- zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
- 無
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- 无
- wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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ng4 sang1 jaa5 jau5 ngaai4 ，ji4 zi1 jaa5 mou4 ngaai4
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