Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「天差地遠」, detailed below.
We’re presenting the idiom 「天差地遠」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
A metaphor for the huge difference between the two.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tiān chà dì yuǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tin1 cha1 dei6 yun5
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.

