天若有情天亦老

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Chinese

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day; sky; heaven
to seem; like; as
to seem; like; as; if
 
to be in love; to have strong feelings for; to be friends with
to be in love; to have strong feelings for; to be friends with; to have good relations with
 
day; sky; heaven also
old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
trad. (天若有情天亦老) 有情
simp. #(天若有情天亦老) 有情

Etymology

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From a poem by Li He (790-816).

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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天若有情天亦老

  1. If Heaven had feelings, Heaven too would grow old. (Things are sad and bleak and there is no justice in the world.)

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