- 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
Characters
- 源 (源): root; source; origin
- 远 (遠): far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)
- 流 (流): to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade
- 长 (長): length; long; forever; always; constantly
Resources
- Wiktionary: 源远流长
- MDBG: 源远流长
- Examples with 源远流长 on Tatoeba
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