雲泥之別

Chinese

		cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname	restrained; mud; paste restrained; mud; paste; pulp	's; him/her/it; this	other; distinguish; contrary other; distinguish; contrary; difficult; awkward; leave; depart; separate; classify; another; do not; must not; to pin
trad. (雲泥之別)		雲	泥	之	別
simp. (云泥之别)		云	泥	之	别

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yúnnízhībié

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄣˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄓ ㄅㄧㄝˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yúnnízhībié
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄣˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄓ ㄅㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yúnníjhihbié
    • Wade–Giles: yün²-ni²-chih¹-pieh²
    • Yale: yún-ní-jr̄-byé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yunnijybye
    • Palladius: юньничжибе (junʹničžibe)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yn³⁵ ni³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pi̯ɛ³⁵/

Idiom

雲泥之別

1. starkly different, one being considerably better or higher in status than the other