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河清难俟hé qīng nán sìit is hard to wait for the Yellow River to get clear—it takes too long to wait,and life is too short
❍ 周诗有之曰： “俟河之清，人寿几何？ ……” (《左传·襄八年》) There is an ode of Zhou which says，“If you wait till the Yellow River becomes clear,the life of man is too short for such a thing.” 河清难俟he qing nan siit is hard to wait till the Yellow River becomes clear—the time would be too long to wait for sth. to happen 河清难俟hé qīnɡ nán sì河：指黄河；俟：等待。黄河水清的日子很难等到。比喻时日太久，难以等待。the time would be too long to wait for sth. to happen, it takes too long to wait for sth. to happen |