created sense approved 泾渭/涇渭 · jīngwèi · Jing and Wei Rivers — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
泾渭 / 涇渭
jīngwèi
Jing and Wei Rivers
The Jing and Wei Rivers in Shaanxi province, known for the contrast between one's clear water and the other's muddy water.
泾 (literal) → 泾/涇 · jīng · Jing River 渭 (literal) → 渭 · wèi · Wei River
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 泾渭/涇渭 · jīngwèi · entirely different — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
泾渭 / 涇渭
jīngwèi
entirely different
Used to describe things that are completely distinct or people of different character, derived from the contrast between the clear and muddy waters of the Jing and Wei rivers.
泾 (literal) → 泾/涇 · jīng · Jing River 渭 (literal) → 渭 · wèi · Wei River
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition