若即若离 |
ruò jí ruò lí |
lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom) / fig. to keep one's distance / (of a relationship) lukewarm / vague |
若 |
rě |
used in 般若 / used in 兰若 |
若 |
ruò |
to seem / like / as / if |
即 |
jí |
namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near |
若 |
rě |
used in 般若 / used in 兰若 |
若 |
ruò |
to seem / like / as / if |
离 |
chī |
mythical beast (archaic) |
离 |
Lí |
surname Li |
离 |
lí |
to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing fire / ☲ |