tiān​yá​zhǐ​chǐ

close despite the distance

  • created sense approved 天涯咫尺 · tiān​yá​zhǐ​chǐ · close despite the distance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天涯咫尺

    tiān​yá​zhǐ​chǐ

    close despite the distance

    A metaphor describing people who are far apart but whose thoughts or feelings make them feel as if they are right before one's eyes

    天涯 (literal) → 天涯 · tiān​yá · far corners of the earth 咫尺 (literal) → 咫尺 · zhǐ​chǐ · very close

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  • created sense approved 天涯咫尺 · tiān​yá​zhǐ​chǐ · distant despite being close — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天涯咫尺

    tiān​yá​zhǐ​chǐ

    distant despite being close

    Describing people who are physically near each other but have no opportunity to meet, feeling as if they are at the opposite ends of the earth

    天涯 (literal) → 天涯 · tiān​yá · far corners of the earth 咫尺 (literal) → 咫尺 · zhǐ​chǐ · very close

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  • created sense approved 天涯咫尺 · tiān​yá​zhǐ​chǐ · a small world — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天涯咫尺

    tiān​yá​zhǐ​chǐ

    a small world

    The world has become small; distance is no longer an obstacle

    天涯 (literal) → 天涯 · tiān​yá · far corners of the earth 咫尺 (literal) → 咫尺 · zhǐ​chǐ · very close

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

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