地久天長

简 地久天长 · 繁 地久天長
Mandarin · pinyin dì jiǔ tiān cháng

Meanings

  1. see 天長地久 tiān cháng dì jiǔ
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地
de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
久
jiǔ · long time (ago); time passage, grow late
天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
長
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
长
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
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4–3–1–2 · di4 jiu3 tian1 chang2

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dei6 gau2 tin1 coeng4

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  1. (alt-of, alternative, idiomatic) alternative form of 天長地久 /天长地久 (tiānchángdìjiǔ)

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