不及汪伦送我情

不及汪倫送我情
bù jí Wāng Lún sòng wǒ qíng
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 (even a thousand-foot-deep lake) cannot match Wang Lun's feeling in seeing me off
  2. 2 friendship outweighs even the deepest water; Li Bai's thanks to his host

Examples

HSK 7-9
Sòngbié shī lǐ zuì gǎnrén de, shì nà jù bù jí Wāng Lún sòng wǒ qíng.
The most touching line in farewell poems is 'can't match Wang Lun's feeling in seeing me off.'
HSK 7-9
Xiě míngxìnpiàn gěi hǎoyǒu, wǒ yǐn le jù bù jí Wāng Lún sòng wǒ qíng.
Writing a postcard to a close friend, I quoted 'can't match Wang Lun's feelings in seeing me off.'

Tips

history
From 李白 《赠汪伦》: 桃花潭水深千尺不及汪伦送我情 - 'Peach Blossom Pool is a thousand feet deep, but can't match Wang Lun's feeling in seeing me off.' 汪伦 was a local admirer who lured Li Bai to visit with a made-up 十里桃花万家酒店, which Li Bai forgave with this poem.
usage
here = 'to match, come up to.' Usually quoted with the preceding 桃花潭水深千尺 to complete the hyperbolic comparison. The poem launched Wang Lun into literary immortality as the archetypal good host.

Stroke Order

wāng
lún
sòng
qíng