How to Say ‘Across the river, thousands of miles apart’ in Traditional Chinese
隔江千萬裡
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Such expressions of distance, like [隔江千萬裡], underscore themes of yearning in Chinese poetry.
Phrase Breakdown
隔江
千萬裡
Word-by-Word Breakdown
隔
[gé]
across the river
Situated or located on the other side of a river.
隔江千萬裡的家鄉讓我心馳神往。
My heart longs for my hometown thousands of miles across the river.
江
[jiāng]
river
A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river.
隔江千萬裡的家鄉讓我心馳神往。
My heart longs for my hometown thousands of miles across the river.
千萬
[qiān wàn]
thousands of miles
A great distance, often used to emphasize how far something is.
隔江千萬裡的家鄉讓我心馳神往。
My heart longs for my hometown thousands of miles across the river.
裡
[lǐ]
inside
Indicating within or to a distance within certain range.
隔江千萬裡的家鄉讓我心馳神往。
My heart longs for my hometown thousands of miles across the river.
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