源遠流長

jyun4 jyun5 lau4 coeng4

lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past · a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past
  2. a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

Written Forms

源遠流長Traditional · Main Form
源远流长Alternate Form

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