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一日不見，如隔三秋

简一日不见，如隔三秋 · 繁一日不見，如隔三秋

Mandarin · pinyin yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū

one day apart seems like three years (idiom)

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
日: rì · sun; day; daytime
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
隔: gé · separate, partition
三: sān · three
秋: qiū · autumn, fall; year
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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