源遠流長 [－远－长]

Jyutping jyun4 jyun5 lau4 coeng4
Pinyin yuán yuǎn liú cháng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  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
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    歷史​悠久​，​源頭​好​早​，​流傳​、​發揚​已經​好長​時間​，​正如​水道​源頭​好​遠​，​流​經​嘅​路程​都​好長
    of long standing and well established
    • 我哋呢條村嘅歷史源遠流長，可以追溯到八百年前。
      我哋呢条村嘅历史源远流长，可以追溯到八百年前。
      ngo5 dei6 ni1 tiu4 cyun1 ge3 lik6 si2 jyun4 jyun5 lau4 coeng4, ho2 ji5 zeoi1 sou3 dou3 baat3 baak3 nin4 cin4.
      Our village has a long history that can be traced back to 800 years ago.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    having a long and rich history; to extend to the dim and distant past
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋呢条村嘅历史源远流长，可以追溯到八百年前。
    我哋呢條村嘅歷史源遠流長，可以追溯到八百年前。
    ngo5 dei6 ni1 tiu4 cyun1 ge3 lik6 si2 jyun4 jyun5 lau4 coeng4, ho2 ji5 zeoi1 sou3 dou3 baat3 baak3 nin4 cin4.
    • Our village has a long history that can be traced back to 800 years ago.