tiān
xuán

idiom
common

Meaning of 天悬地隔

天悬地隔 means to be as far apart as heaven and earth; to be worlds apart; to be poles apart. Pronounced tiān xuán dì gé.

  • to be as far apart as heaven and earth; to be worlds apart; to be poles apart

Definitions & Examples

men
liǎng
rén
de
xìng
tiān
xuán
 
wài
xiàng
huó
po
 
nèi
xiàng
ān
jìng
 

The two of them are worlds apart in personality—one is outgoing and lively, while the other is introverted and quiet.

shí
nián
qián
zhè
hái
shì
xiǎo
cūn
 
xiàn
zài
shì
fán
huá
shì
 
biàn
huà
zhēn
shi
tiān
xuán
 

Decades ago this was just a small fishing village, but now it is a bustling metropolis—the transformation is like night and day.

Zhè
liǎng
jiàn
chǎn
pǐn
de
zhì
liàng
tiān
xuán
 
jià
què
chà
bu
duō
 

The quality of these two products is vastly different, yet their prices are almost the same.