- see 天荒地老[tian1 huang1 di4 lao3]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- Time is extremely long or something enduring.
- An outdated or remote situation.
This expression is used to signify an incredibly long period of time, often conveying a sense of timelessness or eternity.
I am willing to wait for you, even if it takes an eternity.
Their friendship has stood the test of time through eternity.
This meaning expresses a situation or condition that has become obsolete or is far removed from current realities, often used in a poetic or nostalgic context.
Generated collocations (experimental)
dì lǎo tiān huāng地老天荒to endure for a long time (literally “the earth ages and the sky becomes barren”)tiān huāng dì lǎo天荒地老to last forever (literally “the sky becomes barren and the earth ages”)dì lǎo tiān huāng地老天荒de的shì yán誓言a vow that lasts foreverdì lǎo tiān huāng地老天荒de的ài qíng爱情eternal lovedì lǎo tiān huāng地老天荒bù biàn不变unchanging through timedì lǎo tiān huāng地老天荒de的chéng nuò承诺an everlasting promisezài dì在地lǎo tiān老天huāng荒miàn面qián前before the test of timedì lǎo tiān huāng地老天荒de的děng dài等待a wait that feels eternaldì lǎo tiān huāng地老天荒de的péi bàn陪伴companion through all eternity