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長年累月

简长年累月 · 繁長年累月

Mandarin · pinyin cháng nián lěi yuè

year in, year out (idiom)
(over) many years

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
累: lèi · tired; implicate, involve; bother
月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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2–2–3–4 · chang2 nian2 lei3 yue4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

coeng4 nin4 leoi6 jyut6

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(idiomatic) over many years and months; year in, year out

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