tiān
fāng

idiom
common

Meaning of 天各一方

天各一方 means to be separated by vast distances; to be scattered far and wide with little chance of meeting. Pronounced tiān gè yī fāng.

  • to be separated by vast distances; to be scattered far and wide with little chance of meeting

Definitions & Examples

hòu
 
jiā
tiān
fāng
 
nán
de
zài
 

After graduation, everyone scattered to different corners of the world, making it hard to reunite.

Zhè
duì
liàn
rén
tiān
fāng
 
zhǐ
néng
kào
shū
xìn
chuán
niàn
 

This couple lives far apart and can only rely on letters to convey their longing.

Zhàn
luàn
shǐ使
yuán
běn
qīn
de
jiā
rén
tiān
fāng
 
shí
nián
hòu
cái
chóng
féng
 

The war scattered the once close family members to distant places, and they were not reunited until decades later.