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連篇累牘

简 连篇累牍 · 繁 連篇累牘
Mandarin · pinyin lián piān lěi dú

Meanings

  1. (of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom)
  2. verbose
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連
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篇
piān · chapter, section, essay, article
累
lèi · tired; implicate, involve; bother
牘
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连
lián · join, connect; continuous; even
牍
dú · writing tablet; documents, books
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Mandarin tones

2–1–3–2 · lian2 pian1 lei3 du2

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lin4 pin1 leoi5 duk6

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  1. (of a piece of writing) lengthy; tedious; verbose

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