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判若雲泥

简 判若云泥 · 繁 判若雲泥
Mandarin · pinyin pàn ruò yún ní

Meanings

  1. as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
  2. worlds apart
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Characters in this entry

判
pàn · judge; discriminate; conclude
若
ruò · if, supposing, assuming; similar
雲
yún · clouds; Yunnan province
泥
ní · mud, mire; earth, clay; plaster
云
yún · say, speak; clouds
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4–4–2–2 · pan4 ruo4 yun2 ni2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pun3 joek6 wan4 nai4

Cantonese word readings for 判若雲泥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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pun3 joek6 wan4 nai4

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phrase

  1. (literary) to be a world of difference between them; to be worlds away

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