源遠流長
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root; source; origin | far; distant; remote | to flow; to spread; to circulate to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move |
long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop | ||
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trad. (源遠流長) | 源 | 遠 | 流 | 長 | |
simp. (源远流长) | 源 | 远 | 流 | 长 | |
Literally: “source is distant and the flow is long”. |
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源遠流長