天壤之別
simp天壤之别tin1 joeng6 zi1 bit6tiān rǎng zhī bié
English
- (lit.) the difference between heaven and earth (idiom)
- (fig.) night and day difference; a world of difference; a far cry (from)
- vast difference; literally: the difference between heaven and earth
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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