一線之間

简 一线之间 · 繁 一線之間
Mandarin · pinyin yī xiàn zhī jiān

Meanings

  1. a hair's breadth apart
  2. a fine line
  3. a fine distinction
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一
yī · one; a, an; alone
線
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之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
間
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线
xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue
间
jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality
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1–4–1–1 · yi1 xian4 zhi1 jian1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 sin3 zi1 gaan1

Cantonese word readings for 一線之間. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jat1 sin3 zi1 gaan1

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