天壤之别

tiān rǎng zhī bié

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Definitions

1. lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom)
2. fig. night and day difference
3. opposite extremes
4. a world of difference
5. a far cry from

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Child Words of 天壤之别

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

day

to make sb change their ways, opinions etc

soil

to leave