| 没 |
méi duō jiǔ | before long / soon after |
| 没 |
méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| 没 |
mò | drowned / to end / to die / to inundate |
| 多 |
duō | many; much; more; a lot of / too many; in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi-; poly- |
| 多 |
duō jiǔ | (of time) how long? / (not) a long time |
| 久 |
jiǔ | (of a period of time) long |