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長年

简长年 · 繁長年

Mandarin · pinyin cháng nián

all the year round

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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2–2 · chang2 nian2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

coeng4 nin4

Cantonese word readings for 長年. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adj

(literary) long-lived; longevous

noun

whole year
many years
long term; perennial period
(regional) permanent or longterm employment

adj

(literary) older, senior

noun

(literary) old age
(literary) elderly person
(regional or literary, nautical) shipowner; boatman

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