若即若离 — Chinese idiom
若即若离
ruò jí ruò lí
Traditional: 若即若離
Meaning
- lit. seeming neither close nor distant
- fig. to keep one's distance
- (of a relationship) lukewarm
- vague
Character by character
- 若ruòif, supposing, assuming; similar
- 即jípromptly, quickly, immediately
- 若ruòif, supposing, assuming; similar
- 离lírare beast; strange; elegant
Idioms sharing a character
- 判若云泥 pàn ruò yún ní
- 危若朝露 wēi ruò zhāo lù
- 口若悬河 kǒu ruò xuán hé
- 呆若木鸡 dāi ruò mù jī
- 噤若寒蝉 jìn ruò hán chán
- 固若金汤 gù ruò jīn tāng
- 大勇若怯 dà yǒng ruò qiè
- 大智若愚 dà zhì ruò yú
- 奉若神明 fèng ruò shén míng
- 寥若晨星 liáo ruò chén xīng
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