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天tin1壤joeng6之zi1別bit6

simp天壤之别
tin1 joeng6 zi1 bit6tiān rǎng zhī bié

English

  1. (lit.) the difference between heaven and earth (idiom)
  2. (fig.) night and day difference; a world of difference; a far cry (from)
  3. vast difference; literally: the difference between heaven and earth

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻兩樣嘢之間極大嘅分別

Examples

  • 你想日日揸靚車鋸牛扒,我日日捱飯盒都無所謂,睇嚟我哋兩個對生活嘅要求真係有天淵之別。

    You dreamed of steaks and Porsche while I am contented with a simple meal. It comes to me that we are vastly different from each other in terms of quality of life.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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