截然不同
zit6 jin4 bat1 tung4jié rán bù tóng
English
- entirely different
- different as black and white
- completely different; poles apart
粵語 — Cantonese
- 指兩者嘅差別好大、相反,完全無相同嘅地方,就好似斬開兩截咁
Examples
日语和汉语的汉字发音截然不同,对吗?
The Japanese and Chinese pronunciation for kanji is very different, isn't it?
Tatoeba · iiujik CC BY
巴蘇陀蘭的景色崎嶇壯麗,別具一格,與我見過的南非其他地方都截然不同。
The scenery of Basutoland is rugged and grand, with a beauty quite its own, and unlike any other part of South Africa I have seen.
Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY
我同我家姐嘅性格截然不同。
My elder sister and I are poles apart in personality.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk