be in situations which are very different(nán zhī běi zhī)

be in situations which are very different

South Branch and North Branch, pronunciation n á nzh ī B ě izh ī, Chinese idiom, is the guide branch to warm, North Branch cold. This is a metaphor for the difference between the sufferings and pleasures of each other's situations. From the Partridge by Li Qiao of Tang Dynasty.

explain

The North Branch is cold. This is a metaphor for the difference between the sufferings and pleasures of each other's situations.

allusion

source

In the poem "Partridge" written by Li Qiao of Tang Dynasty, "poor partridge flies to the South Branch of the tree. South branch sunshine warm, North Branch frost dew Zi

Examples

The plum blossom suddenly reveals its Taiji heart and opens again. Xiuzhou Xiangshi song by Yang Weizhen in Yuan Dynasty

Usage:

It is used as object and attributive to describe the different bitterness and happiness of the situation

Chinese PinYin : nán zhī běi zhī