冬至已过，来日方长冬至已過，來日方長冬至已過，來日方長

the winter solstice has passed, the coming days grow long

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Don't be in a hurry, there is plenty of time ahead; or, there is still much to look forward to. Used to calm impatience or encourage.
Wordplay: 日 rì means both the daytime, which lengthens after the solstice, and the days to come, i.e. the future.

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Simplified: 冬至已过，来日方长
Traditional (Taiwan): 冬至已過，來日方長
Pinyin: dōngzhì yǐ guò, láirìfāngcháng
Bopomofo: ㄉㄨㄥㄓˋ ㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ，ㄌㄞˊ ㄖˋ ㄈㄤㄔㄤˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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