千里搭長棚,沒有不散的宴席 qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí

DEFINITIONS

  1. even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)

CHARACTERS

千 qiān thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
里 lǐ unit of distance; village; lane
搭 dā join together, attach to; add to
長 cháng long; length; excel in; leader
棚 péng tent, awning; booth; shed
沒 méi not, have not, none; to drown, sink
有 yǒu have, own, possess; exist
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
散 sàn scatter, disperse, break up
的 de possessive, adjectival suffix
宴 yàn to entertain, feast; a feast, banquet
席 xí seat; mat; take seat; banquet