源远流长 源遠流長 yuán yuǎn liú cháng lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom) / fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past / a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then syn 远门 遠門 yuǎn mén (to go to) distant parts / faraway / a distant relative syn 遐方 xiá fāng distant places / distant lands 天色 tiān sè color of the sky / time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky / weather 划过 划過 huá guò (of a meteor etc) to streak across (the sky) / (of a searchlight, lightning etc) to play across (the sky) 青天 qīng tiān clear sky / blue sky / upright and honorable (official) syn 戴盆望天 dài pén wàng tiān lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head / it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head / fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations / one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties syn 碧海青天 bì hǎi qīng tiān green sea, blue sky (idiom) / sea and sky merge in one shade / loneliness of faithful widow 玄武 xuán wǔ Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky) / (in Daoism) God of the north sky 天上下刀子 tiān shàng xià dāo zi lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom) / fig. (even if) the sky crumbles 远远 遠遠 yuǎn yuǎn distant / by far syn 深处 深處 shēn chù abyss / depths / deepest or most distant part syn 遥远 遙遠 yáo yuǎn distant / remote syn 远处 遠處 yuǎn chù distant place syn 远方 遠方 yuǎn fāng far away / a distant location syn 近代 jìn dài the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949) syn 上古 shàng gǔ the distant past / ancient times / antiquity / early historical times syn 最远 最遠 zuì yuǎn furthest / most distant / at maximum distance 隐隐约约 隱隱約約 yǐn yǐn yuē yuē faint / distant / barely audible syn 渺茫 miǎo máng uncertain / remote / distant and indistinct / vague syn 苍茫 蒼茫 cāng máng boundless / vast / hazy (distant horizon) syn 遥遥 遙遙 yáo yáo distant / remote syn 远洋 遠洋 yuǎn yáng distant seas / the open ocean (far from the coast) syn 远赴 遠赴 yuǎn fù to travel to (a distant place) 悠远 悠遠 yōu yuǎn long time ago / distant / far away syn 隔膜 gé mó diaphragm (anatomy) / distant (socially aloof) / divided by lack of mutual comprehension / nonexpert syn 千里迢迢 qiān lǐ tiáo tiáo from distant parts syn 天南地北 tiān nán dì běi distant places / all over the country / (to talk) about this and that syn 若即若离 若即若離 ruò jí ruò lí lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom) / fig. to keep one's distance / (of a relationship) lukewarm / vague syn 远征军 遠征軍 yuǎn zhēng jūn expeditionary force / army on a distant expedition 本家 běn jiā a member of the same clan / a distant relative with the same family name syn 山珍海味 shān zhēn hǎi wèi exotic delicacies / luxury foodstuff from distant locations syn 遥想 遙想 yáo xiǎng to think about (the distant past or future) syn 远房 遠房 yuǎn fáng distantly related / a distant relative syn 远游 遠遊 yuǎn yóu to travel far / distant wanderings 深谋远虑 深謀遠慮 shēn móu yuǎn lǜ lit. deep plans and distant thoughts / to plan far ahead (idiom) syn 亲疏 親疏 qīn shū close and distant (relatives) syn 远亲 遠親 yuǎn qīn a distant relative syn 辽远 遼遠 liáo yuǎn distant / faraway / remote syn 远 遠 yuǎn far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc) syn 不即不离 不即不離 bù jí bù lí to be neither too familiar nor too distant / to keep sb at arm's length syn 粗 麤 cū remote / distant / variant of 粗[cu1] syn 遥 遙 yáo (bound form) distant / remote / far away syn 疏 shū to dredge / to clear away obstruction / thin / sparse / scanty / distant (relation) / not close / to neglect / negligent / to present a memorial to the Emperor / commentary / annotation syn 辽 遼 liáo (bound form) distant / faraway 缅 緬 miǎn distant / remote / detailed 裔 yì (bound form) descendants / (bound form) of ... ancestry (as in 華裔|华裔[Hua2yi4] "of Chinese descent") / (literary) distant lands / (literary) fringe / periphery syn 渺 miǎo (of an expanse of water) vast / distant and indistinct / tiny or insignificant syn 攸 yōu distant, far / adverbial prefix 遐 xiá distant / long-lasting / to abandon syn 邃 suì deep / distant / mysterious syn 赊 賒 shē to buy or sell on credit / distant / long (time) / to forgive syn 逌 yóu distant / joyous / satisfied 窎 窵 diào (literary) distant / deep / profound 白雪皑皑 白雪皚皚 bái xuě ái ái brilliant white snow cover (esp. of distant peaks) 亲疏贵贱 親疏貴賤 qīn shū guì jiàn close and distant, rich and poor (idiom) / everyone / all possible relations 遐迩一体 遐邇一體 xiá ěr yī tǐ both near and distant treated alike (idiom) 远水不解近渴 遠水不解近渴 yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě lit. distant water does not cure present thirst / fig. urgent need / a slow remedy does not address immediate needs 高举远蹈 高舉遠蹈 gāo jǔ yuǎn dǎo to leave office for a high and distant place (idiom) / to retire and place oneself above the fray 逴 chuò apparent / distant / highly 窵 diào deep / distant / profound 充车 充車 chōng chē to be transported to a distant place for penal servitude / to banish 千里之外 qiān lǐ zhī wài thousand miles distant 杳茫 yǎo máng distant and out of sight 海内存知己，天涯若比邻 海內存知己，天涯若比鄰 hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ lín close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door / close in spirit although far away 渺运 渺運 miǎo yùn faraway / distant / remote 渺远 渺遠 miǎo yuǎn distant / remote (spatially or in time) 无穷远点 無窮遠點 wú qióng yuǎn diǎn point at infinity (math.) / infinitely distant point 疏淡 shū dàn sparse / thin / distant 疏阔 疏闊 shū kuò inaccurate / slipshod / poorly thought-out / distant / vague / long-separated / broadly scattered 眇眇 miǎo miǎo sublime / solitary / distant or remote / to gaze off into the distance 藐藐 miǎo miǎo contemptuous (of manner) / high and distant / mysterious / grand / magnificent 遐胄 xiá zhòu distant descendants 遥不可及 遙不可及 yáo bù kě jí unattainable / far-fetched / out of reach / exceedingly remote or distant 远水救不了近火 遠水救不了近火 yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here / (fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency 远胄 遠胄 yuǎn zhòu distant descendants 远门近枝 遠門近枝 yuǎn mén jìn zhī near and distant relatives 邈冥冥 miǎo míng míng far off / distant 邈然 miǎo rán distant / remote 边裔 邊裔 biān yì remote area / distant marches 留守儿童 留守兒童 liú shǒu ér tóng "left-behind children", rural children whose parents have to make a living as migrant workers in distant urban areas, but cannot afford to keep the family with them 远洋捕鱼国 yuàn yáng bǔ yú guó distant water fishing nation 远洋渔船队 yuàn yáng yú chuán duì distant-water fleet 远洋捕鱼 遠洋捕魚 yuàn yáng bǔ yú distant-water fishing 远洋捕捞 遠洋捕撈 yuàn yáng bǔ lāo distant-water fishing 倞 liàng distant / to seek / old variant of 亮[liang4] / bright 运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外 運籌帷幄之中，決勝千里之外 yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wài a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom) 七大姑八大姨 qī dà gū bā dà yí distant relatives 扬帆远航 揚帆遠航 yáng fān yuǎn háng to set sail on a voyage to a distant place / (fig.) to undertake a great mission 负笈 負笈 fù jí (literary) to leave home to pursue studies in (a distant place) 远嫁 遠嫁 yuǎn jià to marry a man who lives in a distant place 天空 tiān kōng sky syn 空中 kōng zhōng in the sky / in the air syn 星星 xīng xing (coll.) a star / the stars in the sky syn 星空 xīng kōng starry sky / the star-studded heavens 天上 tiān shàng the sky / the heavens syn 蓝天 藍天 lán tiān blue sky syn 上天 shàng tiān Heaven / Providence / God / the sky above / to fly skywards / (euphemism) to die / to pass away / the previous day (or days) syn 漫天 màn tiān lit. to fill the whole sky / everywhere / as far as the eye can see syn 