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Chinese
Pronunciation
Adjective
龍鍾
- (literary) senile; decrepit
- (literary) crying
故園東望路漫漫，雙袖龍鍾淚不乾。
故园东望路漫漫，双袖龙钟泪不干。 - From: 唐．岑參〈逢入京使〉
- Gùyuán dōng wàng lù mànmàn, shuāng xiù lóngzhōng lèi bùgān.
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