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歷久彌新

简历久弥新 · 繁歷久彌新

Mandarin · pinyin lì jiǔ mí xīn

lit. long in existence but ever new (idiom)
fig. timeless; unfading

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歷: Look up this written character
久: jiǔ · long time (ago); time passage, grow late
彌: Look up this written character
新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
历: lì · history; calendar
弥: mí · extensive, full; fill; complete

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4–3–2–1 · li4 jiu3 mi2 xin1

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lik6 gau2 nei4 san1

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(idiomatic) to last long and become even more vigorous as time passes

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