heaven and earth; worlds apart
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
heaven and earth; (figurative) a vast difference or extreme distance
literaryPrimarily used in the literary idiom 霄壤之别 to describe a huge disparity between two things.
Liǎng两
rén人
de的
zhì智
shāng商
yǒu有
xiāo霄
rǎng壤
zhī之
bié别
。
There is a world of difference between the two people's IQs.
Suī虽
wéi为
xiōng兄
dì弟
，
jìng境
yù遇
què却
yǒu有
xiāo霄
rǎng壤
zhī之
bié别
。
Though they are brothers, their circumstances are worlds apart.
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Tā他
men们
de的
shēng生
huó活
zhuàng状
kuàng况
kě可
wèi谓
xiāo霄
rǎng壤
xiāng相
gé隔
。
Their living conditions could be said to be separated by heaven and earth.
xiāo霄
rǎng壤
zhī之
bié别
as different as heaven and earth; a world of difference