涯 yá
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yá
noun
shore; bank; water's edge
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 水边; for example, in 書經·微子 ”Book of Documents” Count of Wei: 若涉大水，其無津涯 'like that of one crossing a stream, who can find neither ford nor bank' (trans. by Legge 1865; Guoyu '涯' n 1; Unihan '涯') -
yá
noun
boundary
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 边际 (Guoyu '涯' n 2) -
yá
noun
limit; extreme
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 极限; for example, in 莊子·養生主 ”Zhuangzi”, Nourishing the Lord of Life: 吾生也有涯，而知也无涯 'There is a limit to our life, but to knowledge there is no limit' (trans. by Legge 1891; Guoyu '涯' n 3).
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- 天涯若比邻(天涯若比鄰) far-flung realms as next door; close in spirit although far away
- 天涯 the other end of the world; a far-away place
- 天涯海角 the ends of the earth; separated worlds apart ; Cape Haijiao
- 吾生也有涯，而知也无涯(吾生也有涯，而知也無涯) Life is short, learning is limitless / Ars longa, vita brevis
- 无涯(無涯) boundless
- 人生短暂，学术无涯(人生短暫，學術無涯) Life is short, learning is limitless / Ars longa, vita brevis
- 职涯(職涯) career
- 浪迹天涯(浪跡天涯) to roam far and wide; to travel the world
- 天涯何处无芳草(天涯何處無芳草) where at the sky's edge does fragrant grass not thrive
- 海内存知己，天涯若比邻(海內存知己，天涯若比鄰) close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door; close in spirit although far away
- 戎马生涯(戎馬生涯) army life; the experience of war
- 学海无涯(學海無涯) sea of learning, no horizon; no limits to what one still has to learn; ars longa, vita brevis
- 咫尺天涯 so close, yet worlds apart
- 地角天涯 the ends of the earth
- 生涯 career
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- 卷一百七十九 列傳第一百零四 李鄭二王賈舒 Volume 179 Biographies 104: Li, Zheng, two Wangs, Jia, Shu New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 43
- 卷一百六十九 列傳第一百十九: 李訓 鄭注 王涯 王璠 賈餗 舒元輿 郭行餘 羅立言 李孝本 Volume 169 Biographies 119: Li Xun, Zheng Zhu, Wang Ya, Wang Fan, Jia Su, Shu Yuanyu, Guo Xingyu, Luo Liyan, Li Xiaoben Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 25
- 卷十七下 本紀第十七下: 文宗下 Volume 17 Annals 17: Wenzong 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 12
- 卷一百四十三 列傳第三十: 馬祖常 巙巙 自當 阿榮 小雲石海涯 泰不華 余闕 Volume 143 Biographies 30: Mazuchang, Kuikui, Zidang, Arong, Xiaoyunshihaiya, Taibuhua, Yuque History of Yuan 元史 — count: 6
- 卷十二 Scroll 12 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 5
- 卷十八下 本紀第十八下: 宣宗 Volume 18 Annals 18: Xuanzong Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 5
- 卷四十九 志第二十九: 食貨下 Volume 49 Treatises 29: Finance and Economics 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 5
- 卷三十二 Scroll 32 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 5
- 卷二百零七 列傳第一百三十二 宦者上 Volume 207 Biographies 132: Imperial Officials 1 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 5
- 卷二 Scroll 2 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 5
Collocations
- 王涯 (王涯) 藍田縣尉王涯並為翰林學士 — Old Book of Tang 舊唐書, 卷十三 本紀第十三: 德宗下 Volume 13 Annals 13: Dezong 2 — count: 75
- 涯等 (涯等) 尚書左丞鄭涯等奏議曰 — Old Book of Tang 舊唐書, 卷二十五 志第五: 禮儀五 Volume 25 Treatises 5: Rites 5 — count: 15
- 郑涯 (鄭涯) 即兵部侍郎鄭涯久為征鎮判官 — Old Book of Tang 舊唐書, 卷十八上 本紀第十八上: 武宗 Volume 18 Annals 18: Wuzong — count: 7
- 水涯 (水涯) 水涯 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷四十下 班彪列傳 Volume 40b: Biography of Ban Biao 2 — count: 5
- 津涯 (津涯) 其無津涯 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 微子 Shang Shu - Count of Wei — count: 5
- 逾涯 (逾涯) 寵逾涯分 — Book of Sui 隋書, 卷65 列傳第30 周羅睺 周法尚 李景 慕容三藏 薛世雄 王仁恭 權武 吐萬緒 董純 趙才 Volume 65 Biographies 30: Zhou Luohou, Zhou Fashang, Li Jing, Murong Sancang, Xue Shixiong, Wang Rengong, Quan Wu, Tu Wanxu, Dong Chun, Zhao Cai — count: 4
- 涯分 (涯分) 寵逾涯分 — Book of Sui 隋書, 卷65 列傳第30 周羅睺 周法尚 李景 慕容三藏 薛世雄 王仁恭 權武 吐萬緒 董純 趙才 Volume 65 Biographies 30: Zhou Luohou, Zhou Fashang, Li Jing, Murong Sancang, Xue Shixiong, Wang Rengong, Quan Wu, Tu Wanxu, Dong Chun, Zhao Cai — count: 4
- 涯涘 (涯涘) 罔知涯涘 — Book of Song 宋書, 卷七十四 列傳第三十四 臧質 魯爽 沈攸之 Volume 74 Biographies 34: Zang Zhi, Lu Shuang, Shen Youzhi — count: 4
- 涯检校 (涯檢校) 以吏部侍郎王涯檢校禮部尚書 — Old Book of Tang 舊唐書, 卷十六 本紀第十六: 穆宗 Volume 16 Annals 16: Muzong — count: 4
- 循涯 (循涯) 顧己循涯 — Book of Liang 梁書, 卷十四 列傳第八 江淹 任昉 Volume 14: Jiang Yan; Ren Fang — count: 3