for months and years on end

for months and years on end

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ě iyu è J ī ngni á n, which means month after month, year after year. It describes a long experience. It comes from the collection of Dunhuang Bianwen, Damu qianyun Mingjian Bianwen.

Idiom usage

As an object or adverbial; long term

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: years and months

The origin of Idioms

"The head is like a mountain, the three rivers are hard to fill. I've never heard of it. I've been suffering from hunger for years. "

Idiom explanation

Tired: cumulative. Month after month, year after year. It's a long experience.