在地愿为连理枝

在地願為連理枝
zài dì yuàn wéi liánlǐ zhī'
quotation

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

" Zàitiānyuànzuòbǐyìniǎo, zàidìyuànwéiliánlǐzhī " 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 " zàidìyuànwéiliánlǐzhī ", zhēnqíng liúlù.
Their wedding quoted 'on earth, branches intertwined' — genuine feeling on display.

Stroke Order

zài
yuàn
wéi
lián
zhī