tiān
nán
běi

idiom
common

Meaning of 天南海北

天南海北 means far apart; at opposite ends of the earth; poles apart; to talk about all sorts of subjects; to ramble on; to discuss far and wide. Pronounced tiān nán dì běi.

  • far apart; at opposite ends of the earth; poles apart
  • to talk about all sorts of subjects; to ramble on; to discuss far and wide

Definitions & Examples

men
hòu
le
tiān
nán
 
le
běi
 
hěn
nán
zài
jiàn
miàn
 

After graduation, one went to the far south and the other to the far north; it's hard for them to meet again.

Zhēn
zhèng
de
péng
yǒu
shǐ使
tiān
nán
běi
 
xīn
hái
shì
lián
zài
de
 

True friends remain connected at heart even when they are poles apart.

Zhè
liǎng
rén
xìng
tiān
nán
běi
 
wán
quán
bu
lái
 

These two people have completely opposite personalities and simply don't get along.