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千里搭長棚，沒有不散的宴席

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Mandarin · pinyin qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí

even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)

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千: qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
搭: dā · join together, attach to; add to
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
棚: péng · tent, awning; booth; shed
沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
散: sàn · scatter, disperse, break up
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
宴: yàn · to entertain, feast; a feast, banquet
席: xí · seat; mat; take seat; banquet
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink

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