海内存知己，天涯若比邻 in English hai3 nei4 cun2 zhi1 ji3 , tian1 ya2 ruo4 bi3 lin2 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

海 内 存 知 己 ， 天 涯 若 比 邻

Traditional Characters

海 內 存 知 己 ， 天 涯 若 比 鄰

Pinyin

hai3 nei4 cun2 zhi1 ji3 , tian1 ya2 ruo4 bi3 lin2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

海hai3surname Hai 内nei4inside 存cun2to exist 知zhi1to know 己ji3self ， 天tian1day 涯ya2border 若ruo4to seem 比bi3Belgium 邻lin2neighbor