汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 源远流长
yuán yuǎn liú cháng
源远流长 (源遠流長)
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
The source is far away and the current is very long / Metaphor has a long history
深远 有意思 耐人寻味 语重心长 远大 深长 隽永 发人深省 微言大义
河流的源头很远，水流很长。常比喻历史悠久，根底深厚。语本唐白居易《海州刺史裴君夫人李氏墓志铭》"夫源远者流长，根深者枝茂。"
源 yuán 远 (遠) yuǎn 流 liú 长 (長) zhǎng/cháng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

新丰县历史悠久，源远流长。

New Fengxian has a long history, has a long history.

普陀山佛教文化，源远流长，丰富多彩。

The Buddhist culture of Putuo Mountain has a long history and rich connotations.

中国传统道德底蕴深厚、源远流长。

Chinese traditional morality is deep-rooted and originally long.

中国传统行政法律文化源远流长。

Chinese traditional culture of administrative law is old and profound.

稚拙美艺术由来已久、源远流长。

Natural beauty art has a long history.

石家庄的历史源远流长，文化积淀深厚。

Shijiazhuang has a long history and profound cultural background.

我国食疗，源远流长，已有三千年的历史。

Diet therapy in our country has been shining for more than three thousand years.

她为自己源远流长的家世而自豪。

She was proud of her long pedigree.

鄂尔多斯文化源远流长，积蕴丰厚，禀赋荟萃。

Ordos culture has a long and rich history as well as abundant natural gifts.

中国古代成文刑法典中的概括性禁律源远流长。

Catch-all statutes have a long history in the penal code in ancient China.

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