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咫尺天涯 (zi2 cek3 tin1 ngaai4) — to see little of each other though living nearby in Cantonese

ziˊ²咫cek˗₃尺tinˉ¹天ngaaiˎ₄涯
Mandarin Pinyin: zhi3 chi3 tian1 ya2

Meaning of 咫尺天涯

nounto see little of each other though living nearby

Characters in 咫尺天涯

咫zi2
an ancient measure of length
尺cek3
a traditional unit of length (equal to 1/3 metre)
天tin1
/tin1/
涯ngaai4
margin; limit; boundary

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