一线之间 yī xiàn zhī jiān

DEFINITIONS

  1. a hair's breadth apart
  2. a fine line
  3. a fine distinction

CHARACTERS

一 yī one; a, an; alone
线 xiàn line, thread, wire; clue
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
间 jiān midpoint, space; place, locality