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友谊天长地久

Yǒu yì tiān cháng dì jiǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 友誼地久天長|友谊地久天长[Yǒu yì dì jiǔ tiān cháng]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-85479d7540117a4a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

友誼天長地久 友谊天长地久 [You3 yi4 tian1 chang2 di4 jiu3] /see 友誼地久天長|友谊地久天长[You3 yi4 di4 jiu3 tian1 chang2]/

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Other forms in these source records: 友誼天長地久

  • 友
    yǒu

    friend

  • 谊
    yì

    friendship / also pr. [yí]

  • 天
    tiān

    day / sky / heaven

  • 长
    cháng

    long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point / forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus / spare (Taiwan pr. [zhàng])

    zhǎng

    chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

  • 地
    de

    -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

    dì

    earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[piàn]

  • 久
    jiǔ

    (of a period of time) long

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.