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身遥心迩
shēn​yáo​xīn'ěr

distant in body but close in heart

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 身 shēn nounlocative
    body
    (bound form) the physical body of a person or animal
  2. 遥 遙 yáo adjective
    far
    (bound form) distant or remote in space
  3. 心 xīn noun
    mind
    thought; intellect; the organ of thinking
  4. 迩 邇 ěr
    near
    (bound form) near; close by; recently. Often used in formal or literary contexts such as 遐迩 xiá'ěr or 迩来 ěr​lái.