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念舊

简念旧 · 繁念舊

Mandarin · pinyin niàn jiù

to remember old friends
to cherish old friendships
for old time's sake

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念: niàn · think of, recall, study
舊: Look up this written character
旧: jiù · old, ancient; former, past

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4–4 · nian4 jiu4

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nim6 gau6

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verb

to remember and cherish people and things from the old times

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