tiān​yá​ruò​bǐ​lín

far apart but close in spirit

Senses

天涯若比邻/ 天涯若比鄰 tiān​yá​ruò​bǐ​lín (also tiān​yá​ruò​bì​lín) far apart but close in spirit

(idiom) even though the ends of the earth separate us, we are as close as next-door neighbors; used to describe deep friendship that overcomes physical distance

References

variant 天涯若比邻/天涯若比鄰 天涯比邻/天涯比鄰
variant 天涯比邻/天涯比鄰 天涯若比邻/天涯若比鄰