一衣帶水

一衣帶水

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	belt on clothes; waist band; clothes	water; river
trad. (一衣帶水)		一	衣帶	水
simp. (一衣带水)		一	衣带	水

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīyīdàishuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīyīdàishuǐ [Phonetic: yìyīdàishuǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iidayshoei
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ i⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

一衣帶水

1. separated only by​ a narrow strip of water

   中國和日本是一衣帶水的鄰邦。 [MSC, trad.]
   中国和日本是一衣带水的邻邦。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhōngguó hé Rìběn shì yīyīdàishuǐ de línbāng. [Pinyin]

   China and Japan are neighbouring countries separated only by​ a narrow strip of water.