海内存知己，天涯若比邻 — “If you have a true friend in the world, distance cannot keep you apart”
海内存知己，天涯若比邻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “If you have a true friend in the world, distance cannot keep you apart”. A bosom friend makes a distant land seem near. Literally, “Within the four seas there are bosom friends, the ends of the earth are like close neighbors”.
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What does 海内存知己，天涯若比邻 mean?
海内存知己，天涯若比邻 (hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ ， tiān yá ruò bǐ lín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “If you have a true friend in the world, distance cannot keep you apart”.
How do you pronounce 海内存知己，天涯若比邻?
海内存知己，天涯若比邻 is pronounced hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ ， tiān yá ruò bǐ lín in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 海内存知己，天涯若比邻 literally mean?
Literally, 海内存知己，天涯若比邻 means “Within the four seas there are bosom friends, the ends of the earth are like close neighbors”. It is used to mean “If you have a true friend in the world, distance cannot keep you apart”.
What is the Chinese definition of 海内存知己，天涯若比邻?
四海之内有知己朋友，即使远在天边，也感觉象邻居一样近。