海内存知己，天涯若比邻

Traditional form:

海內存知己，天涯若比鄰

Pinyin (reading):

hǎinèicúnzhījǐ,tiānyáruòbǐlín

Definitions:

• close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door
• close in spirit although far away

Characters:

• 海 - sea, ocean; maritime
• 内 - inside
• 存 - to exist; to survive, to maintain; to keep, to store; to deposit
• 知 - to know, to perceive, to comprehend
• 己 - self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
• 涯 - border, horizon; river bank, shore
• 若 - if, supposing, assuming; similar
• 比 - to compare, liken; comparison; than
• 邻 - neighbor; neighborhood

Traditional characters:

• 海 - sea, ocean; maritime
• 內 - inside
• 存 - to exist; to survive, to maintain; to keep, to store; to deposit
• 知 - to know, to perceive, to comprehend
• 己 - self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
• 涯 - border, horizon; river bank, shore
• 若 - if, supposing, assuming; similar
• 比 - to compare, liken; comparison; than
• 鄰 - neighbor; neighborhood