trường cửu
Definition
- Adjective:
- Everlasting / Eternal / Perpetual: Describes something that lasts forever, has no end, or is intended to exist for an extremely long, indefinite time.
- Long-lasting / Enduring: Describes something that is very durable and persists for a great length of time.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tình bạn của họ là một tình bạn trường cửu. (Their friendship is an everlasting friendship.)
- Chính phủ đề ra một kế hoạch trường cửu. (The government laid out a long-term/perpetual plan.)
- Mong ước về một nền hòa bình trường cửu. (The wish for an enduring peace.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in formal, literary, or philosophical contexts to describe abstract concepts like love, peace, values, or legacy.
- Can be used in official documents or strategic planning to denote permanent or very long-term arrangements.
Variants and Related Words
- Vĩnh cửu (adj): Eternal, permanent. Often interchangeable with "trường cửu," but can imply a more absolute, timeless state.
- Một nguyên tắc vĩnh cửu. (An eternal principle.)
- Tràng cửu (adj): An older or less common variant with the same meaning as "trường cửu."
Synonyms
- Eternal: Lasting forever.
- Perpetual: Never ending or changing.
- Enduring: Lasting over a long period.
- Lasting: Continuing for a long time.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Bất di bất dịch: Immutable, unchangeable. While not a direct synonym, it shares the concept of permanence often associated with "trường cửu."
- Một chân lý bất di bất dịch. (An immutable truth.)