the ages to come

the ages to come

The Chinese idiom, pronounced Qi à NL í NGW à nd à I, has lasted for thousands of generations. The years are long. From Huai Xian Yin.

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Idiom explanation

It's a long story. The years are long.

Idioms and allusions

[source] Wu Cheng Fu written by Bao Zhao in the Southern Dynasty "thousands of years, thousands of generations, how can we say it all together" Huai Xian Yin written by Lu Zhaolin in the Tang Dynasty: "the heaven and the earth will last for a long time, the time will be remembered, and thousands of generations will come to visit." Lu Zhaolin's huaixianyin in Tang Dynasty: some people come to the song of the mountain and ride the white deer. They are willing to follow it. The stone lair flows across the stone path, and the pines cover the pine gate. there are no birds under the sky, and apes on the rocks. Huaifei Pavilion, dufeiliang. Rest your horse in the valley and hang your crown in the sunset. It's a long way to go. The way to repair is not half full, and the rain is suddenly boundless. The mountain is rolling and the stone is clean. Climbing the old wall without evidence, tracing the mud stream without going forward. To the merciless day, to the emperor. Back to the old road, the river flows all over. Looking back at the peaks, the clouds are melting. The pearl is the que, the jade is the building, the blue cloud is covered with purple frost fur. as long as time goes by, I will travel for thousands of generations.

Discrimination of words

[usage] used as attributive and adverbial, referring to generations.