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海北天南 — “Far apart”

海北天南 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Far apart”. Poles apart; from the four corners of the world; widely separated by distance. Literally, “North sea, south sky”.

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海北天南 Pronunciation and Pinyin

海北天南 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
海
hǎi10sea, ocean, or vast
北
běi5north
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
南
nán9south direction

Example Sentence with 海北天南

大学毕业后,同学们海北天南,各自奔赴不同的城市发展。
After graduating from university, the classmates went their separate ways, spread across distant places, each heading to different cities for their careers.

Idioms Related to 海北天南

Synonyms of 海北天南

  • tiān天nán南hǎi海běi北from all corners of the country

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
  • hǎi海wū屋tiān添chóu筹wishing immense longevity

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Questions about 海北天南

What does 海北天南 mean?

海北天南 (hǎi běi tiān nán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Far apart”.

How do you pronounce 海北天南?

海北天南 is pronounced hǎi běi tiān nán in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 海北天南 literally mean?

Literally, 海北天南 means “North sea, south sky”. It is used to mean “Far apart”.

What is the Chinese definition of 海北天南?

形容万里之遥,相距极远。亦形容地区各异。

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