粵

山saan1長coeng4水seoi2遠jyun5

simp山长水远
saan1 coeng4 seoi2 jyun5shān cháng shuǐ yuǎn

English

  1. (idiom) long and arduous journey
  2. a long and difficult way; remote; very far away
  3. far; long way away; literally long mountain and far water

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容去咗一個好遠或者要好耐先去到嘅地方

Examples

  • 我山長水遠嚟到呢到,點知間舖頭閂咗。

    I came all the way here especially, and the shop's shut.

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  • 我山長水遠去天水圍飲下午茶。

    I went a long way to have afternoon tea in Tin Shui Wai.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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