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天懸地隔

简天悬地隔 · 繁天懸地隔

Mandarin · pinyin tiān xuán dì gé

see 天差地遠 tiān chā dì yuǎn

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

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1–2–4–2 · tian1 xuan2 di4 ge2

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