Sòng jūn qiān lǐ, zhōng xū yī bié.*

送君千里終須一別。

Lit [Although you] escort [your] guest a thousand leagues, [in the] end [there] must [be] a parting.

Fig The time has come for us to part. [Said by the one who is leaving.]

Note [Cf. Érnǚ Yīngxióng Zhuàn, chap. 10; see also liú jūn qiān rì and qiān lǐ dā cháng péng and shèngyàn bì sàn above and tiānxià wú bù sàn below.]

Topics COURTESY DEPARTURES ENDINGS Érnǚ Yīngxióng Zhuàn GUESTS HOSTS PARTING TIME