在地愿为连理枝

在地願為連理枝
zàidìyuànwéiliánlǐzhī
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 on earth we wish to be branches intertwined
  2. 2 to be forever joined like two trees grafted into one
  3. 3 line from Bai Juyi's Song of Everlasting Sorrow on undying love

Examples

'Zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐyì niǎo, zài dì yuàn wéi liánlǐ zhī' shì zuì jīngdiǎn de àiqíng shìyán.
'In heaven we wish to be paired-wing birds; on earth, branches intertwined' is the most classic vow of love.
Tāmen de hūnlǐ yǐnyòng 'zài dì yuàn wéi liánlǐ zhī', zhēnqíng liúlù.
Their wedding quoted 'on earth, branches intertwined' — genuine feeling on display.

Stroke Order

zài
yuàn
wèi
lián
zhī