tiān rǎng zhī bié

Traditional: 天壤之別

天壤之别 (tiān rǎng zhī bié) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. the difference between heaven and earth (idiom); fig. night and day difference; a world of difference; a far cry (from)”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. the difference between heaven and earth (idiom)
  2. 2fig. night and day difference; a world of difference; a far cry (from)

Characters in 天壤之别

天tiān · day壤rǎng · (bound form) soil; earth之zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])别bié · to leave; to part (from)

Related words

别to leave; to part (from)别to make sb change their ways, opinions etc别surname Bie天day今天today之(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])之前before别人other people; others; other person之后after; behind明天tomorrow特别unusual; special之间(after a noun) between; among; amid

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