Definition
这是一个固定成语（四字格），字面意思是“大海干枯，石头腐烂”，用自然界不可能发生的事来比喻时间极其长久、永远不变。现代汉语中几乎只用于爱情誓言，表达对感情的忠贞不渝。使用时通常跟在“爱”、“等”、“永远”这类词后面，构成承诺句式。
f.e.
for ever and ever (used in love vows)until the seas dry up and the rocks decay
Examples
- ，海枯石烂。Tā fāshì huì yǒngyuǎn ài tā, yìzhí dào hǎi kū dàn.She swore she would love him forever, until the seas dry up and the rocks decay.
- ：“海枯石烂。”Tā duì wǒ shuō: “Wǒ duì nǐ de xīn hǎi kū dàn bù biàn.”He said to me, “My feelings for you will never change — not until the seas dry up and the rocks decay.”
- 海枯石烂，。Jíshǐ shì hǎi kū dàn, wǒ yě yuànyì děng nǐ.Even if it takes until the seas dry up and the rocks decay, I am willing to wait for you.
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