海枯石烂 (hǎi kū dàn) — for ever and ever (used in love vows); until the seas dry up and the rocks decay
Definition
A chengyu used in love vows to swear eternal devotion: 'until the seas dry up and the rocks decay.'
idiom
for ever and ever (used in love vows)until the seas dry up and the rocks decay
Examples
- ,海枯石烂。Tā fā shì huì yǒng yuǎn ài tā, yì zhí dào hǎi kū dàn.She swore she would love him forever, until the seas dry up and the rocks decay.
- :“海枯石烂。”Tā duì wǒ shuō: "wǒ duì nǐ de xīn hǎi kū dàn bú biàn."He said to me, “My feelings for you will never change — not until the seas dry up and the rocks decay.”
- 海枯石烂,。Jí shǐ shì hǎi kū dàn, wǒ yě yuàn yì děng nǐ.Even if it takes until the seas dry up and the rocks decay, I am willing to wait for you.
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