不即不离
Traditional form:
不即不離
Pinyin (reading):
bùjíbùlí
Definitions:
- to be neither too familiar nor too distant
- to keep sb at arm's length
Characters:
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 即 - promptly, quickly, immediately
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 离 - rare beast; strange; elegant
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