Definition & Meaning

1.to modify faraway places; places far from each other

2.all over the country; from different places/areas

3.talk about a wide range of things; discursive; rambling

tiān nán dì běi

天 南 地 北

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1
slto modify faraway places; places far from each other
- tiān nán dì běi gè zài yī chù
  天南地北，各在一处
  live far apart
synonym
tiān yá hǎi jiǎo天涯海角 qiān shān wàn shuǐ千山万水 wàn shuǐ qiān shān万水千山 tiān nán hǎi běi天南海北 tiān gè yī fāng天各一方 shān nán hǎi běi山南海北
antonym
jìn zài zhǐ chǐ近在咫尺 yī yī dài shuǐ一衣带水
2
slall over the country; from different places/areas
- lái zì tiān nán dì běi
  来自天南地北
  come from different parts of the country
synonym
tiān nán hǎi běi天南海北 tiān gè yī fāng天各一方 shān nán hǎi běi山南海北
3
sltalk about a wide range of things; discursive; rambling
- liǎng gè rén tiān nán dì běi de tán le bàn tiān
  两个人天南地北地谈了半天。
  The two of them talked about everything under the sun for a long time.
synonym
bù zhuó biān jì不着边际 xìn kǒu kāi hé信口开河 hǎi shuō shén liáo海说神聊

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