判若云泥

Traditional: 判若雲泥

pàn ruò yún ní

Dictionary entry

as different as heaven and earth (idiom)

What does 判若云泥 mean?

判若云泥 (pàn ruò yún ní) has the following dictionary meaning.

1as different as heaven and earth (idiom)

2worlds apart

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判pàn(bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish · (bound form) clearly (different)若rěused in 般若[bo1 re3] · used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]云yún(classical) to say 泥nímud · clay

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判若云泥

pàn ruò yún ní

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