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Did "long time no see" come from Chinese?
Chinese
好久不见
Pinyin
Explanation
Many linguists believe the English phrase "long time no see" was borrowed from Chinese 好久不见 (hǎojiǔ bú jiàn). It's one of the few English expressions with a clear Chinese origin.
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- Category
- Language
- Chinese
- 好久不见
- Pinyin
- hǎojiǔ bú jiàn
- Tags
- loanwords, greetings, English
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