相去日已远 (相去日已遠) xiàng qù rì yǐ yuǎn

xiàng qù rì yǐ yuǎn phrase since we parted the time is already long
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: , Concept:
Notes: Quote: from 古詩十九首 “Collection of Nineteen Old Poems” by 枚乘 Mei Cheng d. 140 BCE in 文選 Wen Xuan, Scroll 29 (Waley 1919, p. 59)