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Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「長年累月」.

Introducing the Chinese idiom 「長年累月」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.

Long years: the whole year; months: many months. Describes the passage of many years.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhǎng nián lèi yuè

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

cheung4 nin4 leui6 yut6

The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.