| 地久天长 |
dì jiǔ tiān cháng |
enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal / for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc) / also written 天长地久 |
| 地 |
de |
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 地 |
dì |
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片 |
| 久 |
jiǔ |
(of a period of time) long |
| 天 |
tiān |
day / sky / heaven |
| 天长 |
Tiān cháng |
Tianchang, a sub-prefecture-level city in Anhui |
| 长 |
cháng |
length / long / forever / always / constantly |
| 长 |
zhǎng |
chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance |