Tiān yá Hǎi jiǎo

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Source form: 天涯海角
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Tianya Haijiao, tourism area on the south coast of Hainan, 24 km west of Sanya 三亞|三亚[Sān yà]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

天涯海角 天涯海角 [Tian1 ya2 Hai3 jiao3] /Tianya Haijiao, tourism area on the south coast of Hainan, 24 km west of Sanya 三亞|三亚[San1 ya4]/

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tiān yá hǎi jiǎo

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Source form: 天涯海角
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the ends of the earth / separated worlds apart
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

天涯海角 天涯海角 [tian1 ya2 hai3 jiao3] /the ends of the earth/separated worlds apart/

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Character information

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  • 天
    tiān

    day / sky / heaven

  • 涯
    yá

    border / horizon / shore

  • 海
    hǎi

    ocean / sea / CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous

    Hǎi

    surname Hai

  • 角
    jiǎo

    angle / corner / horn / horn-shaped / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) / CL:個|个[gè]

    jué

    role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale

    Jué

    surname Jue

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