万古长青

• 병음: wàn gǔ cháng qīng
• 한자 분석: 万 = ten thousand; 古 = 十 (ten) + 口 (mouth) — antiquity; 长 = pictograph of long hair; 青 = 生 (grow) + 丹 (cinnabar/blue) — blue-green, young

뜻

영원토록 푸르다; 오래도록 이어지다

A four-character idiom (成语) used to wish or declare that something — a spirit, a legacy, a friendship, a nation — will endure forever. Common in toasts, eulogies, inscriptions, and political speeches. Somewhat elevated in register; rarely used in casual conversation.

예문

1. 革命先烈的精神万古长青，激励着一代又一代后人。
2. 祝愿两国人民的友谊万古长青，世代相传。
3. 他的诗歌经历了岁月的洗礼，依然万古长青，感动着每一位读者。

사용 가이드

맥락: eulogy, politics, toast

어조: solemn

올바른 표현

• 愿我们的友谊万古长青！(May our friendship endure forever!)
• 英雄的精神将万古长青，永远铭刻在人们心中。(The spirit of heroes will endure through the ages, forever etched in people's hearts.)

피해야 할 표현

• 在日常轻松场合使用万古长青 — it is too solemn for casual conversation; reserve it for toasts, eulogies, speeches, and formal inscriptions

기원과 역사

万古 = ten thousand ages (eternity); 长青 = evergreen, perennially green. Together: remaining evergreen throughout eternity — a wish for something to endure forever.

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal