天淵之別

简 天渊之别 · 繁 天淵之別
Mandarin · pinyin tiān yuān zhī bié

Meanings

  1. see 天壤之別 tiān rǎng zhī bié
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天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
淵
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之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
別
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渊
yuān · surge up, bubble up, gush forth
别
bié · separate, other; do not
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1–1–1–2 · tian1 yuan1 zhi1 bie2

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tin1 jyun1 zi1 bit6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) as far apart as heaven from earth; poles apart; worlds apart

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