天涯地角

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Chinese

far corners of the world; distant lands
trad. (天涯地角) 天涯 地角
simp. #(天涯地角) 天涯 地角

Etymology

From 《武皇帝作相時與嶺南酋豪書》 "Writing about When Emperor Wu was still a Minister and the Lingnan Chieftains" by 徐陵 (Xu Ling):

天涯藐藐地角悠悠無由 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
天涯藐藐地角悠悠无由 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
Tiānyá miǎomiǎo, dìjiǎo yōuyōu, yánmiàn wúyóu, dàn yǐ qíng qǐ.
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Pronunciation


Idiom

天涯地角

  1. distant, remote place

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