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雲泥之別

简云泥之别 · 繁雲泥之別

Mandarin · pinyin yún ní zhī bié

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雲: yún · clouds; Yunnan province
泥: ní · mud, mire; earth, clay; plaster
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
別: Look up this written character
云: yún · say, speak; clouds
别: bié · separate, other; do not

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2–2–1–2 · yun2 ni2 zhi1 bie2

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(idiomatic) starkly different, one being considerably better or higher in status than the other