for months and years

for months and years

Over time, Chinese idioms, Pinyin is j ī R ì L ě iyu è. It means it takes a long time. It's from Jingkang yaolu by Wu Mingshi of Song Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

The first volume of Jingkang yaolu written by Wu Mingshi in Song Dynasty: "if we keep going on for a long time, we will lose more than we can say!"

Idiom usage

As an adverbial or a clause, it refers to a long period of time that has passed. It refers to those who have survived from the time and art of ancient poetry and Fu to their choice, or have not yet been passed on. They can be passed on by order but need not be passed on. -----Postscript to Shuowen Tongxun Dingsheng by Xie Zeng in Qing Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: over the years, over the years