be as far removed as heaven from earth(pàn ruò yún ní)

be as far removed as heaven from earth

Cloud refers to the sky, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p à NRU à y ú NN í, which means that the difference between high and low is as great as the difference between the clouds in the sky and the earth under the ground. From "send Secretary Wei to Xi'an".

The origin of Idioms

In his poem "sending Secretary Wei to Anxi", Du Fu of Tang Dynasty said: "the master is noble, and the clouds and mud are hanging."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: different from each other

Idiom usage

There is a great difference between the two. Today, I see that my brother has made great achievements in his ambition and has turned a thousand miles to eliminate harm for the people. A sequel to Mao Dun's "frost leaves red in February flowers"

Chinese PinYin : pàn ruò yún ní