海枯石烂
hǎi kū shí làn
Pinyin

Definition

海枯石烂
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hǎi kū shí làn
  1. lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom)
  2. fig. forever
  3. until the end of time

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

上海
Shàng hǎi
  1. 1 Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]
刘海
liú hǎi
  1. 1 bangs
  2. 2 fringe (hair)
大海
dà hǎi
  1. 1 sea
  2. 2 ocean
枯燥
kū zào
  1. 1 dry and dull
  2. 2 uninteresting
  3. 3 dry-as-dust
海
Hǎi
  1. 1 surname Hai
海南
Hǎi nán
  1. 1 Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 瓊|琼[Qióng], capital Haikou 海口
  2. 2 Hainan Island
  3. 3 Hainan District of Wuhai City 烏海市|乌海市[Wū hǎi Shì], Inner Mongolia
  4. 4 Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hǎi nán Zàng zú Zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
海洋
hǎi yáng
  1. 1 ocean
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
海贼
hǎi zéi
  1. 1 pirate
海选
hǎi xuǎn
  1. 1 direct, winner-takes-all system of election in use for village committees
  2. 2 preselection for a competition
海量
hǎi liàng
  1. 1 huge volume
海鲜
hǎi xiān
  1. 1 seafood
石头
shí tou
  1. 1 stone
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
脑海
nǎo hǎi
  1. 1 the mind
  2. 2 the brain
钻石
zuàn shí
  1. 1 diamond
  2. 2 CL:顆|颗[kē]
一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
上海市
Shàng hǎi shì
  1. 1 Shanghai municipality in southeast China, abbr. 滬|沪
上海话
Shàng hǎi huà
  1. 1 Shanghainese
  2. 2 Shanghai dialect
下海
xià hǎi
  1. 1 to go out to sea
  2. 2 to enter the sea (to swim etc)
  3. 3 (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc)
中南海
Zhōng nán hǎi
  1. 1 Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council
中石化
Zhōng shí huà
  1. 1 China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec
  2. 2 abbr. for 中國石油化工股份有限公司|中国石油化工股份有限公司

Idioms (20)

一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
以卵击石
yǐ luǎn jī shí
  1. 1 lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
  2. 2 to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
  1. 1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
  2. 2 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
八仙过海，各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
  1. 1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
  2. 2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
  1. 1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
  2. 2 famous
四海升平
sì hǎi shēng píng
  1. 1 lit. all four oceans are peaceful
  2. 2 worldwide peace (idiom)
四海为家
sì hǎi wéi jiā
  1. 1 to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
  2. 2 to feel at home anywhere
  3. 3 to roam about unconstrained
  4. 4 to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
四海皆准
sì hǎi jiē zhǔn
  1. 1 appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
  2. 2 a panacea
四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
  1. 1 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
坚如磐石
jiān rú pán shí
  1. 1 solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure
  2. 2 rock-firm and unyielding
冢中枯骨
zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ
  1. 1 dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried
大海捞针
dà hǎi lāo zhēn
  1. 1 lit. to fish a needle from the sea
  2. 2 to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
学海泛舟
xué hǎi fàn zhōu
  1. 1 sailing on the sea of learning (idiom)
学海无涯
xué hǎi wú yá
  1. 1 sea of learning, no horizon (idiom); no limits to what one still has to learn
  2. 2 ars longa, vita brevis
安如磐石
ān rú pán shí
  1. 1 as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
山珍海错
shān zhēn hǎi cuò
  1. 1 rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies
山盟海誓
shān méng hǎi shì
  1. 1 to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
  2. 2 to swear by all the Gods

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