tiān​nán​dì​běi

poles apart

  • created sense approved 天南地北 · tiān​nán​dì​běi · poles apart — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天南地北

    tiān​nán​dì​běi

    poles apart

    Describes places that are very far apart or people who come from different parts of the country; from all over

    天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky 南 (literal) → 南 · nán · south 地 (literal) → 地 · dì · earth 北 (literal) → 北 · běi · north

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  • created sense approved 天南地北 · tiān​nán​dì​běi · about this and that — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天南地北

    tiān​nán​dì​běi

    about this and that

    Describes conversation that is rambling or wide-ranging, often used to mean chatting about everything under the sun

    天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky 南 (literal) → 南 · nán · south 地 (literal) → 地 · dì · earth 北 (literal) → 北 · běi · north

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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