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咫尺天涯
zhǐ​chǐ​tiān​yá

so near and yet so far

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咫尺天涯 zhǐ​chǐ​tiān​yá so near and yet so far

(idiom) describes being physically very close but unable to see or meet each other, as if separated by a great distance; so close yet worlds apart

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