咫尺天涯

zhǐ chǐ tiān yá

Meaning

so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)

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咫zhǐunit of length used during the Zhou dynasty尺只尺chǐruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.尸乚天tiānsky, heaven; god, celestial一大涯yáborder, horizon; river bank, shore氵厓