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霄壤之別

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Mandarin · pinyin xiāo rǎng zhī bié

see 天壤之別 tiān rǎng zhī bié

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霄: xiāo · sky; clouds, mist; night
壤: rǎng · soil, loam, earth; rich
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
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别: bié · separate, other; do not

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1–3–1–2 · xiao1 rang3 zhi1 bie2

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