4 characters Idiom and proverb 4 186

Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「天壤懸隔」, as shown below.

For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「天壤懸隔」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.

Metaphorically, something is very far or extremely different.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tiān rǎng xuán gé

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tin1 yeung6 yun4 gaak3

The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.