ends of the earth; remotest corners
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
the ends of the earth; a place extremely far away; the horizon
literaryOften used in literary, poetic, or rhetorical contexts to express vast distance, sometimes implying exile, wandering, or separation.
yuǎn远
zài在
tiān天
yá涯
，
jìn近
zài在
zhǐ咫
chǐ尺
。
Far away at the ends of the earth, yet close within arm's reach.
Tā他
fā发
shì誓
yào要
zǒu走
biàn遍
tiān天
yá涯
hǎi海
jiǎo角
。
He vowed to travel to the ends of the earth.
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Nà那
fēng封
xìn信
jì寄
dào到
le了
yáo遥
yuǎn远
de的
tiān天
yá涯
。
That letter was sent to a distant land at the edge of the world.
duàn断
cháng肠
rén人
zài在
tiān天
yá涯
。
The heartbroken wanderer is at the ends of the earth.