山長水遠 [－长－远]

Jyutping saan1 coeng4 seoi2 jyun5
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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. long and arduous journey (idiom)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. a long and difficult way; remote; very far away
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    形容​去​咗​一個​好​遠​或者​要​好​耐先​去​到​嘅​地方
    far; long way away; literally long mountain and far water
    • 我山長水遠去天水圍飲下午茶。
      我山长水远去天水围饮下午茶。
      ngo5 saan1 coeng4 seoi2 jyun5 heoi3 tin1 seoi2 wai4 jam2 haa6 ng5 caa4.
      I went a long way to have afternoon tea in Tin Shui Wai.
  2. 近義詞
    冇雷公咁遠、遠水路
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我山长水远嚟到呢到，点知间舖头闩咗。
    我山長水遠嚟到呢到，點知間舖頭閂咗。
    ngo5 saan1 coeng4 seoi2 jyun5 lai4 dou3 nei4 dou3 ， dim2 zi1 gaan1 pou3 tau4 saan1 zo2 。
    • I came all the way here especially, and the shop's shut.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我山长水远去天水围饮下午茶。
    我山長水遠去天水圍飲下午茶。
    ngo5 saan1 coeng4 seoi2 jyun5 heoi3 tin1 seoi2 wai4 jam2 haa6 ng5 caa4.
    • I went a long way to have afternoon tea in Tin Shui Wai.