海枯石爛

Chinese

		ocean; sea	withered; dried up	rock; stone; 10 pecks	rotten; decayed; well-cooked rotten; decayed; well-cooked; mushy; broken; bad; to decay; completely
trad. (海枯石爛)		海	枯	石	爛
simp. (海枯石烂)		海	枯	石	烂

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hǎikūshílàn

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄨㄕˊ ㄌㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi² fu¹ sek⁶ laan⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hǎikūshílàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄨㄕˊ ㄌㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hǎikushíhlàn
  - Wade–Giles: hai³-kʻu¹-shih²-lan⁴
  - Yale: hǎi-kū-shŕ-làn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haekushyrlann
  - Palladius: хайкушилань (xajkušilanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kʰu⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ län⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi² fu¹ sek⁶ laan⁶
  - Yale: hói fū sehk laahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi² fu¹ sek⁹ laan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi² fu¹ ség⁶ lan⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ fuː⁵⁵ sɛːk̚² laːn²²/

Idiom

海枯石爛

end of the world

Usage notes

Usually used in romantic contexts.

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