粵

長coeng4遠jyun5

simp长远
coeng4 jyun5cháng yuǎn

English

  1. long-term
  2. long-range
  3. long-term

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容長期、一段長時間

Examples

  • 長遠來說,我們買了這台機器可以省回很多錢。

    In the long run, we can save a lot of money by buying this machine.

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  • 長遠嘅目標

    a long-term goal

  • 目光唔夠長遠

    not far-sighted enough

  • 我哋而家雖然係蝕緊錢,但係長遠嚟計我哋一定會賺錢嘅。

    We may be losing money now, but in the long term we'll definitely make a profit.

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

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