the source is distant and the stream long(yuán yuǎn liú cháng)

the source is distant and the stream long

Long history is a Chinese idiom, pronounced Yu á NYU ǎ NLI ú ch á ng, which means that the source of the river is far away and the flow is very long. It has a long history. It comes from the epitaph of Li's wife Peijun, the governor of Haizhou.

The origin of Idioms

In the epitaph of Li's wife, Peijun, the governor of Haizhou, written by Bai Juyi of Tang Dynasty, it is said that "the husband who comes from far away has long history, and the one who has deep roots has luxuriant branches."

Idiom usage

Combined; as predicate and attribute; with commendatory meaning. 1. Biography of Xu Zhenyu in Ming History: "Lugou originated in sangqian; Hutuo originated in Taixi; it has a long history. (2) fangbao of the Qing Dynasty wrote in the book after the book was deleted: "how can the number of Qi lead to the evil, and it has a long history to suppress the infiltration of the former king's teachings?" (3) Qin Mu's heroic voice of a black soldier: the concept of happiness of the exploiting class has a long history, and its influence is still quite profound.

Chinese PinYin : yuán yuǎn liú cháng