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天涯比邻

tiān yá bǐ líndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 天涯若比鄰|天涯若比邻[tiān yá ruò bǐ lín]
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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.

Source record: cd-948c26837f931c38. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

天涯比鄰 天涯比邻 [tian1 ya2 bi3 lin2] /see 天涯若比鄰|天涯若比邻[tian1 ya2 ruo4 bi3 lin2]/

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Other forms in these source records: 天涯比鄰

  • 天
    tiān

    day / sky / heaven

  • 涯
    yá

    border / horizon / shore

  • 比
    bī

    See the full entry for source details.

    bǐ

    to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bì] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)

    Bǐ

    Belgium / Belgian / abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bǐ lì shí]

  • 邻
    lín

    neighbor / adjacent / close to

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.