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天壤之别
天壤之別
tiānrǎngzhībié
1. lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom)
2. fig. night and day difference
3. opposite extremes
4. a world of difference
5. a far cry from

Character Breakdown

天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1 4 丶
壤
rǎng
soil, loam, earth; rich
HSK 6 20 丶
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4 3 丶
别
bié
to separate, to distinguish, to classify; to leave; other; do not, must not
HSK 2 7 丶

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