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地北天南 — “Various distant places”

地北天南 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “various distant places”. Far and wide; scattered to all corners of the earth. Literally, “North of the earth, south of the sky”.

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地北天南 Pronunciation and Pinyin

地北天南 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
地
dì6earth, ground, land, place
北
běi5north
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
南
nán9south direction

Example Sentence with 地北天南

他喜欢到处游历,足迹遍布地北天南。
He enjoys traveling extensively, his footprints reaching far and wide.

Idioms Related to 地北天南

Synonyms of 地北天南

  • tiān天nán南dì地běi北from all corners of the earth

Antonyms of 地北天南

  • jìn近zài在zhǐ咫chǐ尺extremely close at hand

More idioms starting with 地

  • dì地shàng上tiān天guān官a terrestrial paradise
  • dì地shàng上tiān天gōng宫an earthly paradise
  • dì地xià下xiū修wén文talented writer dying young
  • dì地chǒu丑lì力dí敌similar ground, matched strength
  • dì地chǒu丑dé德qí齐equal in conditions and abilities
  • dì地zhǔ主zhī之yí仪the hospitality or duty of a host
  • dì地zhǔ主zhī之yì谊hospitality of a host
  • dì地jiǔ久tiān天cháng长everlasting as heaven and earth
  • dì地lì利rén人hé和favorable terrain and popular unity
  • dì地dòng动shān山yáo摇earth trembles, mountains sway
  • dì地dòng动shān山cuī摧earth shakes, mountains crumble
  • dì地dì地dào道dào道authentic and typical

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Questions about 地北天南

What does 地北天南 mean?

地北天南 (dì běi tiān nán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “various distant places”.

How do you pronounce 地北天南?

地北天南 is pronounced dì běi tiān nán in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 地北天南 literally mean?

Literally, 地北天南 means “North of the earth, south of the sky”. It is used to mean “various distant places”.

What is the Chinese definition of 地北天南?

指四处,到处。

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