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海角天涯 — “Extremely distant places”

海角天涯 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely distant places”. Poles apart or vastly separated. Literally, “Sea corner, sky's edge”.

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海角天涯 Pronunciation and Pinyin

海角天涯 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
海
hǎi10sea, ocean, or vast
角
jiǎo7horn, corner, angle, role, dime
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
涯
yá11water's edge, boundary, limit

Example Sentence with 海角天涯

他们虽然相隔海角天涯,但友情依然深厚,常常通过书信分享生活。
Though they are separated by the remotest corners of the world, their friendship remains deep, often sharing life through letters.

Idioms Related to 海角天涯

Synonyms of 海角天涯

  • hǎi海jiǎo角tiān天yú隅the ends of the earth

Antonyms of 海角天涯

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

More idioms starting with 海

  • hǎi海bù不yáng扬bō波profound peace and tranquility
  • hǎi海bù不bō波yì溢calm and peaceful, free from trouble
  • hǎi海zhōng中lāo捞yuè月make a futile attempt
  • hǎi海nèi内cún存zhī知jǐ己,,tiān天yá涯ruò若bǐ比lín邻Bosom friends make distant lands seem near
  • hǎi海nèi内wú无shuāng双unparalleled in the world
  • hǎi海nèi内dàn澹rán然universal peace and order
  • hǎi海nèi内dǐng鼎fèi沸widespread unrest and turmoil
  • hǎi海běi北tiān天nán南far apart as north sea and south sky
  • hǎi海xiào啸shān山bēng崩overwhelming and rapidly approaching force
  • hǎi海wài外qí奇tán谈groundless absurd talk or rumors
  • hǎi海wài外fú扶yú余a distant foreign land
  • hǎi海yàn宴hé河qīng清universal peace and tranquility

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Questions about 海角天涯

What does 海角天涯 mean?

海角天涯 (hǎi jiǎo tiān yá) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely distant places”.

How do you pronounce 海角天涯?

海角天涯 is pronounced hǎi jiǎo tiān yá in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 海角天涯 literally mean?

Literally, 海角天涯 means “Sea corner, sky's edge”. It is used to mean “Extremely distant places”.

What is the Chinese definition of 海角天涯?

形容极远的地方,或彼此相隔极远。

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