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別來無恙

简别来无恙 · 繁別來無恙

Mandarin · pinyin bié lái wú yàng

(literary) I trust you have been well since we last met

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別: Look up this written character
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
無: Look up this written character
恙: yàng · illness, sickness; indisposition
别: bié · separate, other; do not
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–2–2–4 · bie2 lai2 wu2 yang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bit6 loi4 mou4 joeng6

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intj

(idiomatic) You're looking as healthy as ever, nice to see you again.
(idiomatic) (in correspondence) I hope all is well since we last spoke.

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