愛と献身についての美しい中国語の格言10選

幼なじみの恋人や友達

字面の意味: 緑の梅と竹の馬

このノスタルジックな四字熟語「青梅竹馬（せいばいちくば）」は、青梅（あおうめ）と竹馬（ちくば）という言葉を組み合わせたもので、唐代の詩人・李白が幼馴染について詠んだ詩に由来します。その詩では、子供たちが竹で作ったおもちゃの馬（竹馬）に乗って梅の実を集める様子が描かれていました。これは古代中国における一般的な子供の遊びでした。 その情景は、無垢な子供時代の友情を表す完璧な比喩となり、しばしば恋愛に発展する可能性も示唆していました。宋代になると、この言葉は特に、幼い頃から互いを知る幼馴染や生涯の伴侶を指すように変化しました。 現代では、共に育った人々の特別な絆を想起させます。特に、幼馴染の関係...

永恒的；永恒的

字面の意味: 天长地久

这个成语源于老子《道德经》第七章：“天长地久”。 这个短语用天地永恒的性质来比喻永恒和持久。 它通过唐诗，尤其是白居易的《长恨歌》获得了浪漫的内涵，其中它描述了持久的爱情。 这个成语通常用于婚礼祝福和表达持久的关系，尽管它可以应用于任何旨在经受时间考验的纽带或承诺。

Love at first sight

字面の意味: One glance, feelings concentrate

This idiom describes at one (一) glance (见) feelings (情) concentrate (钟). It captures the experience of instant romantic attraction where love strikes at first sight. The phrase appeared in classical literature describing sudden, overwhelming romantic feelings. Modern usage describes love at first si...

Until the end of time; eternal love

字面の意味: Seas dry, stones rot

This idiom describes seas (海) drying up (枯) and stones (石) rotting (烂). These are impossibilities that would take eternity - seas don't dry and stones don't rot. The phrase represents eternal commitment. Modern usage in romantic contexts expresses undying love, promises that will last until the impo...

Be inseparable; hate to part

字面の意味: Hard to part, hard to leave

This idiom describes being hard (难) to part (分) and hard (难) to leave (舍). It depicts the pain of separation when attachment is strong. The doubled structure emphasizes the difficulty of saying goodbye. Modern usage describes the emotional difficulty of parting from loved ones, the reluctance to end...

Be deeply reluctant to leave

字面の意味: Attached and unwilling to part

This idiom describes being attached (恋恋) and unwilling (不舍) to leave. Similar to 依依不舍 but with stronger emotional attachment through the character 恋 (love, attachment). Modern usage describes leaving places, people, or experiences one loves, the deep reluctance born from genuine attachment rather th...

Yearn day and night

字面の意味: Soul pulled, dreams haunted

This idiom describes the soul (魂) being pulled (牵) and dreams (梦) being haunted (萦). It depicts longing so intense it occupies both waking and sleeping thoughts. The phrase captures obsessive yearning. Modern usage describes missing someone or something so deeply that thoughts of them pervade consci...

Think about constantly; yearn for

字面の意味: Think in morning, yearn at night

This idiom describes thinking (思) in the morning (朝) and yearning (想) at night (暮). It depicts constant preoccupation from dawn to dusk. The phrase captures the experience of having someone or something always on one's mind. Modern usage describes intense longing that fills all hours, whether for ab...

Married couple with great mutual respect

字面の意味: Raise tray level with eyebrows

This idiom describes raising (举) a food tray (案) level (齐) with one's eyebrows (眉). It comes from the story of Meng Guang who showed deep respect for her husband Liang Hong by always raising his food tray to eye level when serving him. Modern usage describes marriages characterized by deep mutual re...