for many years
Many years, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Du ō L ì Ni á NR ě n, which means a long time. It comes from the imperial edict of he Chen.
The origin of Idioms
In the Southern Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty wrote, "I've never eaten the food of the country except for the public banquet. I've been a child for many years."
Idiom usage
It's a long time.
Chinese PinYin : duō lì nián rěn
for many years
a timid and conservative man. xiǎo jiǎo nǚ rén
have no place too ashamed to show one 's face. wú dì kě róng
dragons and snakes follow one 's writing brush -- good penmanship. bǐ zǒu lóng shé