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好耐唔見

hou2 noi6 m4 gin3

[1] long time no see! (used as a greeting between people who haven't seen each other for a while) [2] [Syn.] 好耐冇見

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 2

好耐唔見

好 hou2 hou3 hao3 {hao4} - good, fine; very much
耐 noi6 nai4 - endure; long time
唔 m4 ng4 wu2 n2 ng2 - not
見 gin3 jin6 jian4 - see, observe; visit

This word was added by Steph_fr on 4th Aug 2007

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