after being apart a long time

after being apart a long time

In Chinese, the Pinyin is Ji ǔ Bi é ch ó NGF é ng, which means that friends or relatives meet again after a long separation. It comes from the flower of the evil sea written by Zeng Pu in Qing Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

The third chapter of Zeng Pu's Nie Hai Hua in the Qing Dynasty: "I haven't seen you for many years. After saying a few words about seeing you again for a long time, I asked you to sit down and bring tea to me."

Idiom usage

After a long time of separation, I met again. I saw my brothers and sisters in the team. I was very old. I saw them again after a long time. I was so grateful that some of them shed tears. Chapter 10 of Guo Moruo's Hong Bo Qu Shen Shixi's the last battle elephant: unexpectedly, when he saw him, he suddenly calmed down and blew away the dust with his nose. The tip of his nose rubbed on it for a long time. His eyes were shining with tears, like seeing an old friend who had been reunited for a long time.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: old rain meets again