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as different as can be (idiom) · poles apart

大相径庭
dà xiāng jìng tíng
d+à·4th tonex+iāng·1st tonej+ìng·4th tonet+íng·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
widely different · utterly different迥然不同jiǒng rán bù tóngas rivers Jing and Wei separate clearly (idiom) · to be entirely different泾渭分明Jīng Wèi fēn míngentirely different · different as black and white截然不同jié rán bù tóng(idiom) poles apart; as different as can be天差地别tiān chā dì bié(idiom) a great disparity in numerical strength众寡悬殊zhòng guǎ xuán shū(lit.) like a square peg in a round hole (idiom) · (fig.) incompatible方枘圆凿fāng ruì yuán záo
Antonyms
(idiom) exactly alike; identical · also pr. yīmó-yīyàng一模一样yī mú yī yàngto be precisely the same · to be no different如出一辙rú chū yī zhévirtually the same · differing only on small points大同小异dà tóng xiǎo yì
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