長物

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Chinese

long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 
thing; object; matter
trad. (長物)
simp. (长物)

Pronunciation


Note: The reading zhàngwù is considered outdated by the Xiandai hanyu cidian and Xiandai hanyu guifan cidian.

Noun

長物

  1. (literary) superfluous thing; valuable thing

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