若 即 若 离

ruò jí ruò lídictionary entry

lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom) / fig. to keep one's distance / (of a relationship) lukewarm / vague

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Original source entry:

若即若離 若即若离 [ruo4 ji2 ruo4 li2] /lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom)/fig. to keep one's distance/(of a relationship) lukewarm/vague/

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Other forms in these source records: 若即若離

若
rě
used in 般若[bō rě] / used in 蘭若|兰若[lán rě]
ruò
to seem / like / as / if
即
jí
namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near
若
rě
used in 般若[bō rě] / used in 蘭若|兰若[lán rě]
ruò
to seem / like / as / if
离
chī
mythical beast (archaic)
lí
to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing fire / ☲
Lí
surname Li

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