一衣帶水

See also: 一衣带水 and 一衣帯水

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

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.
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