天壤之別 [－－－别]

Jyutping tin1 joeng6 zi1 bit6
Pinyin tiān rǎng zhī bié

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  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
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    比喻​兩樣​嘢​之間極​大​嘅​分​別
    vast difference; literally: the difference between heaven and earth
    • 你想日日揸靚車鋸牛扒，我日日捱飯盒都無所謂，睇嚟我哋兩個對生活嘅要求真係有天淵之別。
      你想日日揸靓车锯牛扒，我日日挨饭盒都无所谓，睇嚟我哋两个对生活嘅要求真系有天渊之别。
      nei5 soeng2 jat6 jat6 zaa1 leng3 ce1 goe3 ngau4 paa2, ngo5 jat6 jat6 ngaai4 faan6 hap2 dou1 mou5 so2 wai6, tai2 lai4 ngo5 dei6 loeng5 go3 deoi3 sang1 wut6 ge3 jiu1 kau4 zan1 hai6 jau5 tin1 jyun1 zi1 bit6.
      You dreamed of steaks and Porsche while I am contented with a simple meal. It comes to me that we are vastly different from each other in terms of quality of life.
  2. 參看
    天淵之別
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to be poles apart; to be like night and day; to be a world of difference between them
    (syn.) 差天差地, 差天共地, 天地之別, 天地之别
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    天壤之别
    天壤之別
    tin1 joeng6 zi1 bit6
    • huge difference; literally: difference between the sky and the land
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    天壤之别
    天壤之別
    tiān rǎng zhī bié
    • a world of difference