山南海北shān nán hǎi běi 1.指遥远的地方{faraway; outlying}: ～,到处都有勘探人员的足迹。{The prospectors have left their footprints all over the land.} 2.〈比喻fig.〉说话漫无边际{digressing; rambling}: 两人～地谈了半天。{The two of them chit-chatted for a long time.}‖也说also天南海北{tiān nán hǎi běi}。