天南地北

tiān nán dì běi

Dictionary entry

(idiom) far apart

What does 天南地北 mean?

天南地北 (tiān nán dì běi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) far apart

2(idiom) from different places; from all over

3(idiom) (to talk) about this and that

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天tiānday · sky 南Nánsurname Nan 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 北běinorth · (classical) to be defeated

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天南地北

tiān nán dì běi

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