yǒu有havezhāo朝morningyí一onerì日day
Someday; one day; sometime in the future.
Literal meaning
have (有) — morning (朝) — one (一) — day (日)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase indicating a future time, often with a sense of hope or expectation.
Examples
Wǒ xiāngxìn yǒuzhāo-yírì, wǒ de mèngxiǎng huì shíxiàn de.我相信有朝一日，我的梦想会实现的。
I believe that one day, my dream will come true.
Yǒuzhāo-yírì, wǒmen huì zài shāndǐng xiāngyù.有朝一日，我们会在山顶相遇。
Someday, we will meet at the top of the mountain.
Usage & nuances
Expresses a hope or expectation for something to happen in the future.
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