天若有情天亦老

Chinese
day; sky; heaven
 
to seem; like; as; if
 
to be in love; to have strong feelings for; to be friends with; to have good relations with
 day; sky; heaven also
 
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
simp. and trad.
(天若有情天亦老)		 天 若 有情 天 亦 老

Etymology

From a poem by Li He (790-816).

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tiān ruò yǒuqíng tiān yì lǎo
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧˋ ㄌㄠˇ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): tin1 joek6 jau5 cing4 tin1 jik6 lou5

Idiom

天若有情天亦老

  1. If Heaven had feelings, Heaven too would grow old. (Things are sad and bleak and there is no justice in the world.)

References
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