源远流长

yuán yuǎn liú cháng

परिभाषाएँ

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

源远流长 के घटक शब्द

• 流 liú: to flow
• 远 yuǎn: far
• 远 yuàn: to distance oneself from (classical)
• 长 cháng: length
• 长 zhǎng: chief
• 源 yuán: root