zhǐ​chǐ​wàn​lǐ

vastness in a small space

  • created sense approved 咫尺万里/咫尺萬里 · zhǐ​chǐ​wàn​lǐ · vastness in a small space — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    咫尺万里 / 咫尺萬里

    zhǐ​chǐ​wàn​lǐ

    vastness in a small space

    Describes a landscape painting or work of art that expresses vast and profound scenes within a very small frame

    咫尺 (literal) → 咫尺 · zhǐ​chǐ · very close 万里 (literal) → 万里/萬里 · wàn​lǐ · a great distance

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 咫尺万里/咫尺萬里 · zhǐ​chǐ​wàn​lǐ · a short distance away yet a world apart — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    咫尺万里 / 咫尺萬里

    zhǐ​chǐ​wàn​lǐ

    a short distance away yet a world apart

    Describes people who are physically close but unable to meet or connect as if separated by a great distance

    咫尺 (literal) → 咫尺 · zhǐ​chǐ · very close 万里 (literal) → 万里/萬里 · wàn​lǐ · a great distance

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense