海枯石烂

hǎi kū shí làn

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Definitions

1. lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom)
2. fig. forever
3. until the end of time

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Child Words of 海枯石烂

• 海 海 hǎi: ocean
• 烂 烂 làn: soft; mushy
• 枯 枯 kū: dried up
• 石 石 dàn: dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dǒu]; one hundred liters
• 石 石 shí: rock