"差天共地" meaning in Chinese

See 差天共地 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ kʊŋ²² tei̯²²/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰa³³ tʰĩ³³ kaŋ⁴¹⁻²² tue⁴¹/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Quanzhou, IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 差天共地
  1. (Cantonese, Quanzhou Hokkien) to be poles apart; to be like night and day; to be a world of difference between them Tags: Cantonese, Hokkien, Quanzhou, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-差天共地-zh-phrase-Bfpxw~r0 Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Cantonese chengyu, Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Hokkien chengyu, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Quanzhou Hokkien Synonyms: 天差地遠 [formal, Written-vernacular-Chinese], 天差地別 [formal, Written-vernacular-Chinese], 天懸地隔 [formal, Written-vernacular-Chinese], 天遠地隔 [formal, Written-vernacular-Chinese], 天壤之別 [formal, Written-vernacular-Chinese], 霄壤之別 [formal, Written-vernacular-Chinese], 天淵之別 [formal, Written-vernacular-Chinese], 天壤之隔 [formal, Written-vernacular-Chinese], 天壤之判 [formal, Written-vernacular-Chinese], 霄壤之殊 [formal, Written-vernacular-Chinese], 天差地別 [Northeastern-Mandarin, Taiwan], 天遠地隔 [Southwestern-Mandarin, Wuhan], 爭天共地 [Cantonese, Guangzhou], 爭天共地 [Cantonese], 天淵之別 [Cantonese], 天差地 [Min-Dong, Fuzhou], 差天差地 [Min-Nan, Xiamen], 天差淵 [Min-Nan, Xiamen], 差天差地 [Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], 天差淵 [Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], 差天差地 [Min-Nan, Tainan], 縒天對地 [Min-Nan], 天差地遠 [Xiang, Loudi]
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        "to be poles apart; to be like night and day; to be a world of difference between them"
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          "poles apart",
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        "(Cantonese, Quanzhou Hokkien) to be poles apart; to be like night and day; to be a world of difference between them"
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          "word": "天差地遠"
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          "word": "天淵之別"
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        {
          "tags": [
            "formal",
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          ],
          "word": "天壤之隔"
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          "word": "天壤之判"
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          "word": "霄壤之殊"
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          "word": "天遠地隔"
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          "word": "爭天共地"
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          "word": "天淵之別"
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          "word": "天差地"
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            "Min-Nan",
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          "word": "差天差地"
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          "word": "天差淵"
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          "word": "差天差地"
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          "word": "天差淵"
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            "Haifeng"
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            "Min-Nan"
          ],
          "word": "縒天對地"
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            "Xiang",
            "Loudi"
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          "word": "天差地遠"
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      "zh_pron": "caa¹ tin¹ gung⁶ dei⁶"
    },
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        "POJ"
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      "zh_pron": "caa¹ tin¹ gung⁶ dei⁶"
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh_pron": "chā tīn guhng deih"
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      "zh_pron": "tsaa¹ tin¹ gung⁶ dei⁶"
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      "zh_pron": "ca¹ tin¹ gung⁶ déi⁶"
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chha-thiⁿ-kāng-tōe"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsha-thinn-kāng-tuē"
    },
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        "Quanzhou",
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      "zh_pron": "zha'tvi'kaxngdoe"
    },
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        "Quanzhou",
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      "ipa": "/t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ kʊŋ²² tei̯²²/",
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        "Quanzhou",
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    },
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        "Quanzhou",
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      "zh_pron": "zha'tvi'kaxngdoe"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰa³³ tʰĩ³³ kaŋ⁴¹⁻²² tue⁴¹/",
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        "Quanzhou",
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Written-vernacular-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "天差地遠"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Written-vernacular-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "天差地別"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Written-vernacular-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "天懸地隔"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Written-vernacular-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "天遠地隔"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Written-vernacular-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "天壤之別"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Written-vernacular-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "霄壤之別"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Written-vernacular-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "天淵之別"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Written-vernacular-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "天壤之隔"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Written-vernacular-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "天壤之判"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Written-vernacular-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "霄壤之殊"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northeastern-Mandarin",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "word": "天差地別"
    },
    {
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        "Southwestern-Mandarin",
        "Wuhan"
      ],
      "word": "天遠地隔"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou"
      ],
      "word": "爭天共地"
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      "word": "爭天共地"
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "天淵之別"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Dong",
        "Fuzhou"
      ],
      "word": "天差地"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "差天差地"
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    {
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        "Xiamen"
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      "word": "天差淵"
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      ],
      "word": "差天差地"
    },
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        "Zhangzhou"
      ],
      "word": "天差淵"
    },
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Tainan"
      ],
      "word": "差天差地"
    },
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        "Haifeng"
      ],
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        "Min-Nan"
      ],
      "word": "縒天對地"
    },
    {
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        "Xiang",
        "Loudi"
      ],
      "word": "天差地遠"
    }
  ],
  "word": "差天共地"
}

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