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天涯共此时

天涯共此時
tiānyá gòng cǐ shí
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Meanings

  1. 1 though far apart, we share this moment - separated by distance but united in the same instant
  2. 2 the ends of the earth share this moment

Examples

HSK 7-9
中秋佳节，天涯共此时，无论在哪都想家。
Zhōngqiū jiājié, tiānyá gòng cǐ shí, wúlùn zài nǎ dōu xiǎng jiā.
On Mid-Autumn Festival, though we are scattered across the world, we share this moment - wherever you are, you miss home.
HSK 7-9
视频电话让异国的恋人也能天涯共此时。
Shìpín diànhuà ràng yìguó de liànrén yě néng tiānyá gòng cǐ shí.
Video calls let lovers in different countries share the same moment despite the distance.

Tips

history
From 张九龄's Tang poem 《望月怀远》 (Gazing at the Moon, Thinking of the Distant One), opening couplet: 海上生明月，天涯共此时 - 'The bright moon rises over the sea; from the ends of the earth we share this moment.' A staple of Mid-Autumn poetry, evoking the moon as the one thing visible to everyone at once.
usage
Almost always invoked around the Mid-Autumn Festival or when people separated by distance are connected by a shared event, a broadcast, a phone call, a common grief or joy. Pairs naturally with 海上生明月 (also in this dictionary).

Stroke Order

天 tiān
涯 yá
共 gòng
此 cǐ
时 shí