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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
漫長 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
漫長 ＝ 漫 ＋ 長
ㄇㄢˋ ㄔㄤˊ · màncháng
adj — long and drawn-out, seemingly endless (of time or distance)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

漫to overflow, spread without bound (瀰漫)màn氵 water; 曼 màn gives the sound
長long (長短)cháng
漫長，瀰漫的漫，長短的長。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

水（氵）漫開來，看不到邊。
The water (氵) spreads out, no edge in sight.
記憶法
關 · Related
瀰漫mímànthe same 漫 — to spread and fill the air長久chángjiǔthe same 長 — lasting a long time