渊远 (淵遠)
yuān yuǎn
Pinyin
Definition
渊远 (淵遠)
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- deep
- profound
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
不啻天渊
- 1 no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely
- 2 worlds apart
- 3 the gap couldn't be bigger
人无远虑,必有近忧
- 1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
- 2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
君子远庖厨
- 1 lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
- 2 fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
天差地远
- 1 poles apart (idiom)
- 2 entirely different
天高皇帝远
- 1 lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
- 2 fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government