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历久弥新

lì jiǔ mí xīndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. long in existence but ever new (idiom) / fig. timeless / unfading
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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-b8126202ece54878. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

歷久彌新 历久弥新 [li4 jiu3 mi2 xin1] /lit. long in existence but ever new (idiom)/fig. timeless; unfading/

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Other forms in these source records: 歷久彌新

  • 历
    lì

    calendar / to experience / to undergo / to pass through / all / each / every / history

  • 久
    jiǔ

    (of a period of time) long

  • 弥
    mí

    full / to fill / completely / more / brimming or overflowing

  • 新
    xīn

    new / newly / meso- (chemistry)

    Xīn

    abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xīn jiāng] / abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xīn jiā pō] / surname Xin

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