难以等待黄河的河水变为清澈。语本《左传・襄公八年》:“俟河之清,人寿几何?”后比喻时间漫长,难以等候。《清・陈康祺・郎潜纪闻・卷十》:“铨选一官,河清难俟,遂玖授教职归矣。”
英语 It takes too long to wait,and life is short.