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天涯

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tiān yá

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Definitions

  1. 1. the other end of the world
  2. 2. a faraway place

Words Containing 天涯

咫尺天涯
zhǐ chǐ tiān yá

so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)

地角天涯
dì jiǎo tiān yá

The ends of the earth

天涯何处无芳草
tiān yá hé chù wú fāng cǎo

there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)

天涯比邻
tiān yá bǐ lín

see 天涯若比鄰|天涯若比邻[tiān yá ruò bǐ lín]

天涯海角
tiān yá hǎi jiǎo

Cape Haijiao in Sanya 三亞|三亚[sān yà], Hainan

天涯若比邻
tiān yá ruò bǐ lín

far-flung realms as next door (idiom)

浪迹天涯
làng jì tiān yá

to roam far and wide (idiom)

海内存知己,天涯若比邻
hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ lín

close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door

海角天涯
hǎi jiǎo tiān yá

see 天涯海角[tiān yá hǎi jiǎo]

Child Words of 天涯

天
tiān

day

涯
yá

border

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