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stoney -

I think 一日三秋 means I miss you. How would an average Chinese person understand it?
Could you write it in a letter to someone you haven't seen in a long time?

Thanks.



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82riceballs -

actually, not everyone knows about 一日三秋 (i don't think). i think u could put it in a
letter like: 沒有你，我每天過得一日三秋‧i.e. without u, everyday seems like three
years (meaning, i really really really miss u)

i'm an american-born taiwanese, so u might want to ck this w/ someone who was born and raised in
asia. i hope this helps for now.










crow610 -

Just looked on Pleco-ABC and the meaning is as follows:
one day (away from a dear one) seems like three years. I'm gonna start using this when I talk with
my friends back in China...I really miss them!!










zozzen -

一日三秋 is a very common idiom that comes from Chinese classics "Shi Jin".

The original text:一日不見，如三秋兮
One day not see, like three autumns.
(One day apart seems three autumns.)

Today, more people say "一日不見, 如隔三秋", or in a shorter form, "一日三秋".

I would bet 10 bucks that more than average Chinese understand it. I just haven't met anyone who
don't understand it, though I didn't say it to everyone.










zozzen -



Quote:

我每天過得一日三秋

Using it as an adverb is not ...idiomatic.
You can say "跟你分別以後, 我終於嘗透了一日三秋的滋味" .










82riceballs -

wow, zozzen!!! your chinese is amazing!!! how did you learn????

sorry abt my previous mistakes










zozzen -



Quote:

wow, zozzen!!! your chinese is amazing!!! how did you learn????

As a native Cantonese speaker, i use Chinese 15 hours a day, 365 days a year , and do it for a few
decades. I've heard some new revolutionary methods of learning language, but I haven't made any.










somchai69 -

Thanks Zozzen! Now I will keep saying 一日不見, 如隔三秋 because I say something like this
in English to my lover everyday.










LiYuanXi -

Yah, this phrase is very common to the chinese. At least every friend I have here (even if she is
lousy in chinese) understood this phrase.

No problems~ Can say it to any chinese~












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