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Pronunciation
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一衣帶水
- separated only by a narrow strip of water
中國和日本是一衣帶水的鄰邦。
中国和日本是一衣带水的邻邦。 - Zhōngguó hé Rìběn shì yīyīdàishuǐ de línbāng.
- China and Japan are neighbouring countries separated only by a narrow strip of water.
赤縣扶桑，一衣帶水，一葦可航。
赤县扶桑，一衣带水，一苇可航。 - From: 1972, first published in People's Daily (Japanese Edition), January 1973, 郭沫若 (Guo Moruo),《沁園春·祝中日恢復邦交》(To the tune of Spring in a Pleasure Garden: Congratulations on the Resumption of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Japan)
- Chìxiàn Fúsāng, yīyīdàishuǐ, yī wěi kě háng.
- China and Japan,
But a sash of sea ripples between,
Where lotus stems may sail serene.