Definition

Adjective: - Far and near, everywhere: Describes a state or condition encompassing all places, both those that are close and those that are distant. It implies comprehensiveness or ubiquity across a wide area.

Usage

This word is used to describe something that is present, heard, known, or considered from all places or by all people, regardless of distance. It often functions as an adverbial phrase modifying verbs. - It is commonly used in formal, literary, or poetic contexts. - It can describe the origin of people, news, opinions, or fame.

Usage Examples

• Adjective/Adverbial Phrase:
  • Tiếng thơm của ông ấy đồn đi gần xa. (His good reputation is known far and wide.)
  • Ý kiến đóng góp từ độc giả gần xa đều được chúng tôi trân trọng. (We highly value contributions from readers everywhere.)
  • Anh ấy đã đi khắp gần xa để tìm hiểu văn hóa. (He traveled far and near to learn about the culture.)

Advanced Usage

• "khắp gần xa": An emphatic form meaning "all over, everywhere."
  • Tin tức lan truyền khắp gần xa. (The news spread everywhere.)
• Used in classical poetry and folk songs to evoke a sense of vast distance or universal scope.
  • Thương nhau chẳng quản gần xa... (If we love each other, we won't mind the distance... - from a folk saying)

Variants and Related Words

• Khắp nơi (adv): Everywhere. (A more common, less literary synonym).
• Mọi nơi (n): Every place.
• Xa gần (adj): This is a less common variant with the same meaning as "gần xa," though "gần xa" is the standard fixed phrase.

Synonyms

• Khắp nơi: Everywhere.
• Mọi nơi: All places.
• Khắp chốn: Everywhere (literary).

Related Idioms

• "Tiếng lành đồn xa, tiếng dữ đồn xa gần": Good news travels far, bad news travels far and near. (This proverb uses the concept but not the exact phrase "gần xa").
• The word itself often functions idiomatically within sentences to mean "from all corners" or "universally."

1. far and near, everywhere