海枯石烂

海枯石爛
hǎikūshílàn
idiom #41,411

Meanings

  1. 1 until the seas dry up and stones crumble
  2. 2 forever and ever
  3. 3 eternal (especially of love or vows)

Examples

Tāmen fāshì hǎi kū shí làn, yǒng bù fēnlí.
They vowed to stay together until the seas dry and stones crumble.
Hǎi kū shí làn, wǒ duì nǐ de xīn yǒngyuǎn bú biàn.
Though seas dry and stones crumble, my heart for you will never change.

Tips

usage
Nearly always used in romantic vows or oaths of eternal loyalty. Often paired with or 永不分离. In 《三国演义》 ch. 47 it appears as refusal to surrender: 要说除非海枯石烂.

Stroke Order

hǎi
shí
làn