历久弥新

Traditional: 歷久彌新

lì jiǔ mí xīn

Dictionary entry

lit. long in existence but ever new (idiom)

What does 历久弥新 mean?

历久弥新 (lì jiǔ mí xīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. long in existence but ever new (idiom)

2fig. timeless; unfading

Character breakdown

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历lìold variant of 曆|历[li4] · old variant of 歷|历[li4]久jiǔ(of a period of time) long 弥mífull · to fill 新Xīnabbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] · abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]

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历久弥新

lì jiǔ mí xīn

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