十万八千里
Traditional form:
十萬八千里
Pinyin (reading):
shíwànbāqiānlǐ
Definitions:
- light-years (apart)
- a million miles (apart)
- (i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance)
Characters:
- 十 - ten, tenth; complete; perfect
- 万 - ten thousand; innumerable
- 八 - eight; all around, all sides
- 千 - thousand; many, numerous; very
- 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
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