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Here, we present the idiom 「雲泥之別」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Like the clouds in the sky and the mud on the ground, their heights are different. It is a metaphor for the huge difference in status.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yún ní zhī bié
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
wan4 nai4 ji1 bit6
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