天てん涯がい比ひ隣りん

expression

distant but close at heart; faraway yet dear

A literary yojijukugo expressing that physical distance does not weaken a close emotional bond; it feels as if the loved one is nearby. Used in poetic or formal contexts.

• 天てん涯がい比ひ隣りんの思おもいで、遠とおく離はなれた友ともを思おもう。

  With the feeling that distance cannot separate us, I think of my faraway friend.