長青
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English
- (literary) evergreen; enduring (friendship etc)
- (of plants) green throughout the year; evergreen
- (of something) up-to-date; not outdated; being popular and applicable despite being old; not to get old
- (of elderly) being energetic and youthful despite being old
粵語 — Cantonese
- 形容植物四季都係綠色,永遠保持翠綠
- 形容舊嘅事物唔會過時;仍然好受人歡迎、好適合而家
- 形容長者即使年紀已經唔細,但係就好似永遠唔會老咁,仍然保持青春與活力;有時會直接代表長者
Examples
長青活學計劃
Elder Academy
呢套劇好長青,四十年前拍到今日仲好受歡迎。
This drama series never gets old. It is still popular today despite being produced 40 years ago. ----
我哋嚟緊會減少種植季節性植物,而改種一啲長青植物。
We are going to grow less deciduous plants yet more evergreen plants. ----
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk