re: #93 dog philosopher
Cool. Now I know where the French got their terminology from.
So is this an example of a calq from Chinese to English?
Long time, no see. 好久不见了 (hao jiu bu jian le)
hao jiu = long time, many a long day
bu - no, not
jian = meet, see, catch sight of
le = intensifies expression, or reinforces immediacy