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海内存知己,天涯若比邻

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hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ lín

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

Child Words of 海内存知己,天涯若比邻

内
nèi

inside

内存
nèi cún

internal storage

天
tiān

day

存
cún

to exist

比
bǐ

Belgium

海
hǎi

ocean

知己
zhī jǐ

to know oneself

若
ruò

to seem

天涯
tiān yá

the other end of the world

天涯若比邻
tiān yá ruò bǐ lín

far-flung realms as next door (idiom)

己
jǐ

self

比邻
bǐ lín

neighbor

海内
hǎi nèi

the whole world

涯
yá

border

知
zhī

to know

邻
lín

neighbor

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