一日三秋
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | |||
| 一 | 日 | 三 | 秋 |
Etymology [edit]
一 one + 日 day + 三 three + 秋 autumns
Noun [edit]
一日三秋 (hiragana いちじつさんしゅう, romaji ichijitsu sanshū)
- waiting impatiently
- time dragging on
Synonyms [edit]
Mandarin [edit]
| simpl. and trad. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 一日三秋 | |||
Etymology [edit]
Literally: (not seeing somebody for) one day (is like being apart for) three autumns
Idiom [edit]
一日三秋 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin yī rì sān qiū)
- a single day apart seems like three years
