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大相徑庭

简大相径庭 · 繁大相徑庭

Mandarin · pinyin dà xiāng jìng tíng

as different as can be (idiom)
poles apart

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
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庭: tíng · courtyard; spacious hall or yard
径: jìng · narrow path; diameter; direct

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4–1–4–2 · da4 xiang1 jing4 ting2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai6 soeng1 ging3 ting4

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(idiomatic) completely different; poles apart; as different as can be

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