We strive to offer you free Chinese learning resources. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, which are rich in meaning and can be used in various situations. Today’s idiom is 「雲泥之差」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「雲泥之差」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Clouds are in the sky and mud is on the ground. It refers to the difference between the clouds in the sky and the mud on the ground. A metaphor for the huge difference in height.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yún ní zhī chà
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
wan4 nai4 ji1 cha1
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