天壤之别

tiān rǎng zhī bié

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 天壤之别

之
zhī

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

天
tiān

day

别
biè

to make sb change their ways, opinions etc

壤
rǎng

soil

别
bié

to leave