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千
里
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Jyutping
cin1 lei5
Pinyin
qiān lǐ
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
a thousand miles
a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers)
a long distance
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
电脑产业的发展一日千里。
電腦產業的發展一日千里。
diàn nǎo chǎn yè de fā zhǎn yī rì qiān lǐ 。
The development of the computer industry has been very rapid.
Mandarin
在中国,人们常把有能力的人喻为“千里马”。
在中国,人們常把有能力的人喻為“千里馬”。
zài zhōng guó , rén men cháng bǎ yǒu néng lì de rén yù wèi “ qiān lǐ mǎ ”。
In China, talented people are often described as "ten thousand mile horses".
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
沃野千里
沃野千里
juk1 je5 cin1 lei5
a vast expanse of fertile land
跛鳖千里
跛鱉千里
a lame turtle can travel a thousand miles (by perseverance)
Cantonese
差之毫釐,缪之千里
差之毫釐,繆之千里
caa1 zi1 hou4 lei4, mau6 zi1 cin1 lei5
the slightest difference leads to a huge error
Cantonese
医学嘅发展一日千里。
醫學嘅發展一日千里。
ji1 hok6 ge3 faat3 zin2 jat1 jat6 cin1 lei5.
There have been huge strides in the medical sciences.
Cantonese
千里之外
千里之外
cin1 lei5 zi1 ngoi6
beyond a thousand miles
Examples (None)
Cantonese
有缘千里能相会
有緣千里能相會