created sense approved 吾生也有涯，而知也无涯/吾生也有涯，而知也無涯 · wúshēngyěyǒuyá'érzhīyěwúyá · life is short, learning is limitless — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
吾生也有涯，而知也无涯 / 吾生也有涯，而知也無涯
wúshēngyěyǒuyá'érzhīyěwúyá
life is short, learning is limitless
Life is finite while knowledge is infinite; a famous quote from Zhuangzi's 'Inner Chapters' meaning that one's lifespan has limits, but the pursuit of knowledge does not.
吾 (literal) → 吾 · wú · I 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · life 也 (literal) → 也 · yě · [classical particle] 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 涯 (literal) → 涯 · yá · limit ， (non_chinese) 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · but 知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · knowledge 也 (literal) → 也 · yě · [classical particle] 无涯 (literal) → 无涯/無涯 · wúyá · boundless
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