长物

Traditional: 長物

cháng wù

Dictionary entry

(literary) things other than the bare necessities of life

What does 长物 mean?

长物 (cháng wù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(literary) things other than the bare necessities of life

2item of some value

3Taiwan pr. [zhang4 wu4]

Character breakdown

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长chánglong · (bound form) length 物wù(bound form) thing · (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

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长物

cháng wù

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