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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

Life is short, learning is limitless
Ars longa, vita brevis

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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
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无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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