cin1 lei5 tiu4 tiu4千里迢迢
Jyutpingcin1 lei5 tiu4 tiu4
Yalechīn léih tìuh tìuh
Definition
From or to a very distant place; over a long and arduous journey.
neutraltravel
How it's used
Emphasizes the significant effort and long duration involved in a journey, often implying that the destination is quite remote or difficult to reach. Unlike simple descriptions of distance, it carries a sense of dedication or dramatic struggle. It is frequently used to highlight that someone went out of their way to achieve a specific purpose.
Examples
He traveled a long way from abroad just to see you once.
Do you really need to travel such a long distance just to buy food there?
Related words
Common phrases
traveled a long way to arrive
traveled a long way to go to
Common mistake
Avoid using this in casual, short-distance contexts like traveling across the city, as it sounds overly dramatic and literary for everyday commutes. It is reserved for journeys that are genuinely long or arduous.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
