八はっ千せん年ねん

noun

8000 years; thousands of years; eternity

Literally '8000 years', but often used hyperbolically to mean a very long time or eternity. The reading やちとせ is archaic/poetic.

• 八はっ千せん年ねんの歴れき史しを誇ほこる国くに。

  A country boasting a history of 8000 years.

• この伝でん統とうは八はっ千せん年ねんも続つづいていると言いわれる。

  This tradition is said to have continued for thousands of years.