created sense approved 天南地北 · tiānnándìběi · poles apart — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
天南地北
tiānnándìběi
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 · tiānnándìběi · about this and that — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
天南地北
tiānnándìběi
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