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隔行如隔山

Mandarin · pinyin gé háng rú gé shān

different trades, worlds apart (idiom); to sb outside the profession, it is a closed book

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2–2–2–2–1 · ge2 hang2 ru2 ge2 shan1

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gaak3 hong4 jyu4 gaak3 saan1

Cantonese word readings for 隔行如隔山. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

gaak3 hong4 jyu4 gaak3 saan1

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(simile) different trades are worlds apart; to someone outside the profession, it is a closed book