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若即若離 (joek6 zik1 joek6 lei4) — to be at arm's length with sb, neither close or distant; to maintain a lukewarm relationship with sb. | Also 不即不離 in Cantonese

joekˍ₆若zikˉ¹即joekˍ₆若leiˎ₄離
简 若即若离
Mandarin Pinyin: ruo4 ji2 ruo4 li2

Meaning of 若即若離

nounto be at arm's length with sb, neither close or distant; to maintain a lukewarm relationship with sb. | Also 不即不離

Characters in 若即若離

若joek6
if; supposing; assuming
即zik1
now; present moment; immediate future
離lei4
be without; be independent of

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