天各一方

Mandarin · pinyin tiān gè yī fāng

Meanings

  1. (of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other
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天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
各
gè · each, individually, every, all
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
方
fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
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1–4–1–1 · tian1 ge4 yi1 fang1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tin1 gok3 jat1 fong1

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tin1 gok3 jat1 fong1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to be very far apart from one another

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