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涇渭分明
简 泾渭分明 · 繁 涇渭分明Mandarin · pinyin Jīng Wèi fēn míng
Meanings
- as rivers Jing and Wei separate clearly (idiom)
- to be entirely different
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1–4–1–2 · Jing1 Wei4 fen1 ming2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ging1 wai6 fan1 ming4
Cantonese word readings for 涇渭分明. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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ging1 wai6 fan1 ming4
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to be entirely different; to be completely distinct (right and wrong; good and bad)
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