慢長

简 慢长 · 繁 慢長
Mandarin · pinyin màn cháng

Meanings

  1. extremely long
  2. unending
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慢
màn · slow(ly), leisurely, sluggish
長
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
长
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
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4–2 · man4 chang2

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maan6 coeng4

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