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長流水，不斷線

简长流水，不断线 · 繁長流水，不斷線

Mandarin · pinyin cháng liú shuǐ , bù duàn xiàn

continuous and patient effort (idiom)

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
断: duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt
线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue

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