created sense approved 天涯咫尺 · tiānyázhǐchǐ · close despite the distance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
天涯咫尺
tiānyázhǐchǐ
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 · tiānyá · far corners of the earth 咫尺 (literal) → 咫尺 · zhǐchǐ · very close
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created sense approved 天涯咫尺 · tiānyázhǐchǐ · distant despite being close — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
天涯咫尺
tiānyázhǐchǐ
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 · tiānyá · far corners of the earth 咫尺 (literal) → 咫尺 · zhǐchǐ · very close
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created sense approved 天涯咫尺 · tiānyázhǐchǐ · a small world — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
天涯咫尺
tiānyázhǐchǐ
a small world
The world has become small; distance is no longer an obstacle
天涯 (literal) → 天涯 · tiānyá · far corners of the earth 咫尺 (literal) → 咫尺 · zhǐchǐ · very close
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition