| 吾生也有涯，而知也无涯 |
wú shēng yě yǒu yá , ér zhī yě wú yá |
Life is short, learning is limitless / Ars longa, vita brevis |
| 吾 |
Wú |
surname Wu |
| 吾 |
wú |
(old) I; my |
| 生 |
shēng |
to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born / to arise; to occur / to light (a fire) / to live; to be alive / life / raw; uncooked; unprocessed / unfamiliar; strange / (bound form) student; person engaged in a field / (bound form) male role in traditional opera / (bound form) life; lifetime / (bound form) means of livelihood / (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼) / (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽) |
| 也 |
Yě |
surname Ye |
| 也 |
yě |
also; too; as well; (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 |
| 有 |
yǒu |
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional) |
| 涯 |
yá |
border / horizon / shore |
| 而 |
ér |
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) |
| 知 |
zhī |
to know / to be aware |
| 也 |
Yě |
surname Ye |
| 也 |
yě |
also; too; as well; (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 |
| 无 |
mó |
used in 南无 |
| 无 |
wú |
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less |
| 涯 |
yá |
border / horizon / shore |