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天地懸隔

简天地悬隔 · 繁天地懸隔

Mandarin · pinyin tiān dì xuán gé

lit. a gulf between heaven and earth (idiom)
fig. wide difference of opinion

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
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隔: gé · separate, partition
悬: xuán · hang, suspend, hoist; be hung

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1–4–2–2 · tian1 di4 xuan2 ge2

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tin1 dei6 jyun4 gaak3

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