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A stone's throw
  Explanation: Arrow range equivalent to the distance. Analogy is not far away.
  Source: Ming Shi Nai "Tales of" the 90th was back on the Malay Song Jiang, the former line Zhongtou Ling, has gone to a stone's throw, see Song Jiang and consistent loyalty to speak, are Lema wait on. "
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  词目 一箭之遥
  发音 yī jiàn zhī yáo
  释义 相当于一箭射程的距离。比喻相距不远。
  出处 明·施耐庵《水浒全传》第九十回:“宋江上得马来,前行的众头领,已去了一箭之地,见宋江和贯忠说话,都勒马伺候。”
成语词典
  成语名称
  一箭之遥
  汉语拼音
  yī jiàn zhī yáo
  成语释义
  相当于一箭射程的距离。比喻相距不远。
  成语出处
  明·施耐庵《水浒全传》第九十回:“宋江上得马来,前行的众头领,已去了一箭之地,见宋江和贯忠说话,都勒马伺候。”
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English Expression
  1. n.:  a stone's cast,  a stone's throw