百年、河清を俟つ 100nen kasei wo matsu.

  • 解釈:中国の黄河(こうが)の水が澄むのを百年も待つ。幾ら待ち望んでも実現しないことのたとえ。
  • Literal:I wait for 100 years until a river becomes clean.
  • Interpretation:However it may wait eagerly for it, it is not realizing.
  • 類義:河清を俟つ。
GLN 日本の諺・金言・名言 A proverb, a maxim, and a wise saying of Japan.