活久见
huó​jiǔ​jiàn

if you live long enough, you'll see everything

  • created reference approved 活久见/活久見 → 活得久了，什么都能见到/活得久了，什麼都能見到 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    活久见 / 活久見 huó​jiǔ​jiàn

    活得久了，什么都能见到 / 活得久了，什麼都能見到 huó​de​jiǔ​le​shén​me​dōu​néng​jiàn​dào

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    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 活久见/活久見 · huó​jiǔ​jiàn · if you live long enough, you'll see everything — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    活久见 / 活久見

    huó​jiǔ​jiàn

    if you live long enough, you'll see everything

    (neologism) an expression used to describe something so strange or rare that it could only be seen by someone who has lived a long life; used to express shock or disbelief at an incredible event

    活 (literal) → 活 · huó · to live 久 (literal) → 久 · jiǔ · long 见 (literal) → 见/見 · jiàn · to see

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