天南海北

péng you kě yǐ sàn bù zài tiān nán hǎi běi ér lín jū jiù shì lín jìn ér jū

朋友可以散布在天南海北，而邻居就是邻近而居。

Friends may be spread geographically and neighboursare nearby.

wǒ men dōu shì dì qiú cūn de cūn mín tiān nán hǎi běi dōu shì yī jiā rén

我们都是地球村的村民，天南海北都是一家人。

We are all the villagers and the village is a family.

tā liǎ zhǐ yào yī jiàn miàn jiù tiān nán hǎi běi de liáo qǐ lai

他俩只要一见面，就天南海北地聊起来。

Whenever they met, they would start chattering away about everything under the sun.