由来已久
yóu​lái​yǐ​jiǔ

of long standing

  • created sense approved 由来已久/由來已久 · yóu​lái​yǐ​jiǔ · of long standing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    由来已久 / 由來已久

    yóu​lái​yǐ​jiǔ

    of long standing

    To have been the case or been going on for a long time; of long standing.

    由来 (literal) → 由来/由來 · yóu​lái · since the beginning 已久 (literal) → 已久 · yǐ​jiǔ · for a long time already

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    created sense