旷日持久 in English kuang4 ri4 chi2 jiu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • protracted (idiomatic expression)
  • long and drawn-out

Simplified Characters

旷 日 持 久

Traditional Characters

曠 日 持 久

Pinyin

kuang4 ri4 chi2 jiu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

旷kuang4to neglect 日ri4abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan 持chi2to hold 久jiu3(long) time