源远流长

yuányuǎnliúcháng

a distant source and a long stream-of long standing and well established

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of long standing

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of long standing

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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

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源远流长

yuán yuǎn liú cháng

The source is distant and the stream long.; a distant origin and a long development; a distant source and a long stream -- of long standing and well established; go back to ancient times;（The river of friendship) runs a long course from a remote source:

我们两国人民的友谊源远流长。 The friendship between our two peoples goes back to ancient times.; The river of our friendship runs a long course from a remote source.

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源遠流長|源远流长 [yuán yuǎn liú cháng] ► 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