wú shēng yě yǒu yá , ér zhī yě wú yá

Traditional: 吾生也有涯，而知也無涯

吾生也有涯，而知也无涯 (wú shēng yě yǒu yá , ér zhī yě wú yá) is a Chinese word meaning “Life is short, learning is limitless; Ars longa, vita brevis”.

Meanings

  1. 1Life is short, learning is limitless
  2. 2Ars longa, vita brevis

Characters in 吾生也有涯，而知也无涯

吾wú · (old) I; my生shēng · to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born也yě · also; too; as well; (not ...) either有yǒu · to have; there is涯yá · border而ér · and知zhī · to know也yě · also; too; as well; (not ...) either无mó · used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]涯yá · border

Related words

有to have; there is知道to know; to become aware of也also; too; as well; (not ...) either也surname Ye没有haven't先生teacher而and还有there still remain(s); there is (or are) still所有all也许perhaps; maybe发生to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out而且(not only ...) but also

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