天涯 (tiān yá) — far corners of the earth; a place extremely far away
Definition
Literary idiom for 'the ends of the earth' — an extremely distant place. Almost always appears in the set phrase 天涯海角 ('the ends of the earth and the corners of the sea').
noun
far corners of the eartha place extremely far away
Examples
- 天涯，。Bù guǎn zǒu dào tiān yá, wǒ yě bú huì wàng jì jiā xiāng.No matter how far I go, I won't forget my hometown.
- 天涯，。Tā men suī rán xiāng gé tiān yá, dàn xīn què jǐn jǐn xiāng lián.Although they are separated by the ends of the earth, their hearts are tightly connected.
- 。Wǒ men yuē hǎo zǒu biàn tiān yá hǎi jiǎo.We agreed to travel to the ends of the earth together.
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