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十萬八千里

简十万八千里 · 繁十萬八千里

Mandarin · pinyin shí wàn bā qiān lǐ

light-years (apart)
a million miles (apart)
(i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance)

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十: shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
萬: Look up this written character
八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
千: qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable

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2–4–1–1–3 · shi2 wan4 ba1 qian1 li3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sap6 maan6 baat3 cin1 lei5

Cantonese word readings for 十萬八千里. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(idiomatic) describes a great distance; far off
(idiomatic) describes a huge difference between two things; miles apart

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