yuán yuǎn liú chángdictionary entry
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(idiom) of long standing; with a long history; stretching back to ancient times
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Original source entry:

源遠流長 源远流长 [yuan2 yuan3 liu2 chang2] /(idiom) of long standing; with a long history; stretching back to ancient times/

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