"Long time no see" means: I have not seen you for a long time.
It is a grammatically comical greeting with English words organized by Chinese grammar. In Chinese there is an everyday greeting "Hao jiu mei jian" which corresponds with "long time no see", literally word by word. It is said that "Long time no see" was first used by Chinese-Americans.
It is a grammatically comical greeting with English words organized by Chinese grammar. In Chinese there is an everyday greeting "Hao jiu mei jian" which corresponds with "long time no see", literally word by word. It is said that "Long time no see" was first used by Chinese-Americans.
by zhw7 September 03, 2009