海内存知己，天涯若比邻

海內存知己，天涯若比鄰
hǎinèicúnzhījǐ,tiānyáruòbǐlín
  1. close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door
  2. close in spirit although far away

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Entry Composition

1 海内 hǎinèi
  1. the whole world
  2. throughout the land
  3. everything under the sun
2 存 cún
  1. to exist
  2. to deposit
  3. to store
  4. to keep
  5. to survive
3 知己 zhījǐ
  1. to know oneself
  2. to be intimate or close
  3. intimate friend
4 天涯若比邻 tiānyáruòbǐlín
  1. far-flung realms as next door (idiom)
  2. close in spirit although far away

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天涯若比邻 tiānyáruòbǐlín
  1. far-flung realms as next door (idiom)
  2. close in spirit although far away