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Mandarin · pinyin lún huí

variant of 輪迴 lún huí
(neologism) (slang) to respond to a message after a very long delay (pun on 輪迴 lún huí, the cycle of rebirth) (opposite of 秒回 miǎo huí)

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回: huí · return, turn around; a time
轮: lún · wheel; revolve, turn; recur

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2–2 · lun2 hui2

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