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河清难俟
hé​qīng​nán​sì

life is too short to wait

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 河清 hé​qīng
    rare event
    (metaphorical) a situation that is unlikely to occur within a lifetime, or a wait that is too long, often used in the context of waiting for the river to clear
  2. 难 難 nán adjective
    difficult
    difficult; hard to do; troublesome; not easy; problematic; the opposite of 容易 róng​yì
  3. 俟 sì
    to wait
    (literary) to wait for; to await