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一衣帯水
Hiragana
いちいたいすい
Noun
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
a narrow body of water / (idiomatic) a closeness of being separate by only a narrow body of water
Easy Japanese Meaning
せまいうみやかわでへだてられていること。とてもちかいこと。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
像衣带般狭窄的水域或海峡 / （比喻）仅隔一条狭窄水道而关系亲近
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
狹窄的水域（如海峽、河道） / 僅以一條狹窄水道相隔 / 比喻距離近、關係密切（只隔一線水）
Korean Meaning
아주 좁은 물길(수로·해협) / (비유) 물길 하나만 사이에 둔 지리적 근접성·가까움
Vietnamese Meaning
dải nước hẹp ngăn cách hai nơi / (bóng) khoảng cách rất gần, chỉ cách nhau bởi một dải nước nhỏ
Tagalog Meaning
makitid na anyong-tubig / idyom.: magkalapit na bansa o lugar na tubig lang ang pagitan
Sense（1）
a narrow body of water
Sense（2）
(idiomatic) a closeness of being separate by only a narrow body of water
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a narrow body of water / (idiomatic) a closeness of being separate by only a narrow body of water
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一衣帯水
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Our house and his house are separated by a narrow body of water.
Our house and his house are separated by a narrow body of water.
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私たちの家と彼の家は一衣帯水の関係にある。
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