咫尺天涯

Traditional form:

咫尺天涯

Pinyin (reading):

zhǐchǐtiānyá

Definitions:

• so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)

Characters:

• 咫 - unit of length used during the Zhou dynasty
• 尺 - ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.
• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
• 涯 - border, horizon; river bank, shore

Traditional characters:

• 咫 - unit of length used during the Zhou dynasty
• 尺 - ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.
• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
• 涯 - border, horizon; river bank, shore