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久慕

Mandarin · pinyin jiǔ mù

lit. I've admired you for a long time (honorific).
I've been looking forward to meeting you.
It's an honor to meet you at last.

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久: jiǔ · long time (ago); time passage, grow late
慕: mù · long for, desire; admire

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3–4 · jiu3 mu4

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gau2 mou6

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(literary) to have admired for a long time

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