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长物

cháng wù

2-character word Traditional 長物

What 长物 means

1. literarythings other than the bare necessities of life
2. item of some value
3. Taiwan pr. zhàng wù

The characters in 长物

• 长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte
• 物wù(bound form) thing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself…

Words containing 长物

• 别无长物bié wú cháng wùto possess nothing except bare necessities; to live a poor or frugal life
• 身无长物shēn wú cháng wù(idiom) to possess nothing except bare necessities; to live a frugal life

Sounds the same

Read cháng wù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 常务routine; everyday business; daily operation (of a company)