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Chinese
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one day; another day in the future
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to not see; to not meet
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as (if); such as
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to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide; to cut off
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three
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autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing
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| trad. (一日不見，如隔三秋)
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一日
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不見
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如
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隔
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三
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秋
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| simp. (一日不见，如隔三秋)
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一日
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不见
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如
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隔
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三
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秋
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| Literally: “Not seeing (somebody) for a day is like being apart for three autumns.”
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Etymology
From the Classic of Poetry, poem 72 (《詩經·王風·采葛》):
Pronunciation
Idiom
一日不見，如隔三秋
- a single day apart seems like three years
Derived terms