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Mandarin · pinyin lián piān lěi dú

(of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom)
verbose

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篇: piān · chapter, section, essay, article
累: lèi · tired; implicate, involve; bother
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连: lián · join, connect; continuous; even
牍: dú · writing tablet; documents, books

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2–1–3–2 · lian2 pian1 lei3 du2

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

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