室邇人遐
shì'ěr​rén​xiá

to long for someone far away

  • created reference approved 室迩人遐/室邇人遐 → 室迩人远/室邇人遠 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    室迩人遐 / 室邇人遐 shì'ěr​rén​xiá

    室迩人远 / 室邇人遠 shì'ěr​rén​yuǎn

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  • created sense approved 室迩人遐/室邇人遐 · shì'ěr​rén​xiá · to long for someone far away — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    室迩人遐 / 室邇人遐

    shì'ěr​rén​xiá

    to long for someone far away

    To miss someone deeply who is out of reach; also used to express grief over the death of a person close to oneself. Literally "the room is near, but the person is far."

    室 (literal) → 室 · shì · room 迩 (literal) → 迩/邇 · ěr · near 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 遐 (literal) → 遐 · xiá · distant

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