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吾生也有涯，而知也无涯

wú shēng yě yǒu yá , ér zhī yě wú yá

11-character word Traditional 吾生也有涯，而知也無涯

What 吾生也有涯，而知也无涯 means

1. Life is short, learning is limitless
2. Ars longa, vita brevis

The characters in 吾生也有涯，而知也无涯

• 吾wú(old) I; my
• 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire)
• 也yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either…
• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意
• 涯yáborder; horizon; shore
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 知zhīto know; to be aware
• 也yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either…
• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 涯yáborder; horizon; shore