海枯石爛 hǎi kū shí làn

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom)
  2. fig. forever
  3. until the end of time

CHARACTERS

海 hǎi sea, ocean; maritime
枯 kū dried out, withered, decayed
石 shí stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112
爛 làn rotten, spoiled, decayed