海内存知己，天涯若比邻

hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ lín

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1. close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door
2. close in spirit although far away

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Child Words of 海内存知己，天涯若比邻

• 内 内 nèi: inside
• 内存 内存 nèi cún: internal storage
• 天 天 tiān: day
• 存 存 cún: to exist
• 比 比 bǐ: Belgium
• 海 海 hǎi: ocean
• 知己 知己 zhī jǐ: to know oneself
• 若 若 ruò: to seem
• 天涯 天涯 tiān yá: the other end of the world
• 天涯若比邻 天涯若比邻 tiān yá ruò bǐ lín: far-flung realms as next door (idiom)
• 己 己 jǐ: self
• 比邻 比邻 bǐ lín: neighbor
• 海内 海内 hǎi nèi: the whole world
• 涯 涯 yá: border
• 知 知 zhī: to know
• 邻 邻 lín: neighbor