不遠千里

简 不远千里 · 繁 不遠千里
Mandarin · pinyin bù yuǎn qiān lǐ

Meanings

  1. make light of traveling a thousand li
  2. go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
遠
yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
千
qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
里
lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
远
yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
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4–3–1–3 · bu4 yuan3 qian1 li3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 jyun5 cin1 lei5

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  1. (idiomatic) to make light of travelling from afar; to go to the trouble of travelling a long distance

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不遠千里 · bu4 yuan3 qian1 li3
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Exact source record不遠千里 不远千里 [bu4 yuan3 qian1 li3] /make light of traveling a thousand li/go to the trouble of traveling a long distance/