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

Idiom

源遠流長

  1. 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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