long time no see

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A calque of Chinese Mandarin trad. 好久不見, simpl. 好久不见 (pinyin: hǎojiǔbujiàn), via Chinese Pidgin English.

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long time no see

  1. (idiomatic) I haven't seen you for a long time.
    Dave! Long time no see! How has Boston been treating you?

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