千里姻缘一线牵

千里姻緣一線牽
qiānlǐyīnyuányīxiànqiān

true love will remain, despite separation of great distances, even if by only a single thread

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Entry Composition

1 千里 qiānlǐ
  1. a thousand miles
  2. a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers)
  3. a long distance
2 姻缘 yīnyuán a marriage predestined by fate
3 一线 yīxiàn front line
4 牵 qiān
  1. to lead along
  2. to pull (an animal on a tether)
  3. (bound form) to involve
  4. to draw in