world of difference; poles apart; chasm
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
as different as heaven and earth; a world of difference; poles apart
formalUsed to emphasize an enormous gap or contrast between two things. Often appears in structures like '有天壤之别' or '存在天壤之别'. A more formal variant is 天渊之别.
Liǎng两
rén人
de的
shēng生
huó活
shuǐ水
píng平
yǒu有
zhe着
tiān天
rǎng壤
zhī之
bié别
。
There is a world of difference between the living standards of the two people.
Chéng城
shì市
yǔ与
xiāng乡
cūn村
de的
yī医
liáo疗
tiáo条
jiàn件
cún存
zài在
tiān天
rǎng壤
zhī之
bié别
。
There exists a vast chasm between urban and rural medical conditions.
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Yuán原
bǎn版
hé和
dào盗
bǎn版
de的
zhì质
liàng量
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
tiān天
rǎng壤
zhī之
bié别
。
The quality of the original and the pirated versions are simply poles apart.
Tā他
men们
de的
guān观
diǎn点
yǒu有
tiān天
rǎng壤
zhī之
bié别
，
gēn根
běn本
wú无
fǎ法
gōu沟
tōng通
。
Their viewpoints are worlds apart; communication is simply impossible.