源遠流長

Chinese

		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
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”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuányuǎnliúcháng

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄤˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yuányuǎnliúcháng
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanyeuanlioucharng
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuányuǎnlióucháng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ljoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

Idiom

源遠流長

having a long and rich history; to extend to the dim and distant past

See also

淵遠流長／渊远流长

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