源远流长

yuán yuǎn liú cháng

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Definitions

1. lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past
2. a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

Child Words of 源远流长

to flow

far

to distance oneself from (classical)

length

chief

root