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曠日持久

简 旷日持久 · 繁 曠日持久
Mandarin · pinyin kuàng rì chí jiǔ

Meanings

  1. protracted (idiom)
  2. long and drawn-out
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曠
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日
rì · sun; day; daytime
持
chí · sustain, support; hold, grasp
久
jiǔ · long time (ago); time passage, grow late
旷
kuàng · extensive, wide, broad; empty
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4–4–2–3 · kuang4 ri4 chi2 jiu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kwong3 jat6 ci4 gau2

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kwong3 jat6 ci4 gau2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) long-drawn-out; protracted

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