深長

简 深长 · 繁 深長
Mandarin · pinyin shēn cháng

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  1. profound (meaning, implications etc)
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深
shēn · deep; depth; far; very, extreme
長
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
长
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
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1–2 · shen1 chang2

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adj

  1. long and deep
  2. profound; complex; abstruse

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