天涯海角
tiān yá hǎi jiǎo
the ends of the earth; the remotest places
Character by character
天tiān
sky’s
sky’s
涯yá
edge
edge
海hǎi
sea’s
sea’s
角jiǎo
corner
corner
Example
不管你走到天涯海角,这里永远是你的家。
Wherever in the world you go, this will always be your home.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Often 走到天涯海角 or 追到天涯海角. On the coast of 三亚 in Hainan, two boulders carved 天涯 and 海角 are a famous sight.
Learn this in Lesson 228 · HSK 9+: 明月与离别 (The moon and parting in classical poetry)
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