吾
生
也
有
涯
，
而
知
也
无
涯
w
ú
w
ú
s
h
ē
n
g
s
h
ē
n
g
y
é
y
ě
y
ǒ
u
y
ǒ
u
y
á
y
á
,
,
é
r
é
r
z
h
ī
z
h
ī
y
ě
y
ě
w
ú
w
ú
y
á
y
á
Definitions
1. Life is short, learning is limitless
2. Ars longa, vita brevis
Components
吾
Wú
–
surname Wu
生
shēng
–
to be born
也有
yě yǒu
–
also have
涯
yá
–
border
而
ér
–
and
知
zhī
–
to know
也
Yě
–
surname Ye
无
wú
–
not to have