大相徑庭

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Chinese

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
each other; appearance; portrait
each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually
 
 to go across courtyard; to be completely different
trad. (大相徑庭/大相逕庭) 大 相 徑庭/逕庭
simp. (大相径庭) 大 相 径庭

Etymology

From Zhuangzi:

吾驚怖其言，猶河漢而無極也；大有徑庭，不近人情焉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
吾惊怖其言，犹河汉而无极也；大有径庭，不近人情焉。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
Wú jīngbù qí yán, yóu héhàn ér wújí yě; dà yǒu jìngtíng, bù jìn rénqíng yān.
I was frightened and scared by his words; they were like the Milky Way which cannot be traced to its beginning or end. They had no connexion with one another, and were not akin to the experiences of men.

Pronunciation

Idiom

大相徑庭

  1. completely different; poles apart; as different as can be
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