雲泥

Chinese

		cloud; (abbr.) for Yunnan; surname	restrained; mud; paste restrained; mud; paste; pulp
trad. (雲泥)		雲	泥
simp. (云泥)		云	泥
Literally: “the clouds [in the sky] and the mud [on the earth]”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yúnní

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄣˊ ㄋㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wan⁴ nai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yúnní
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄣˊ ㄋㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yunni
  - IPA ^(key): /yn³⁵ ni³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wan⁴ nai⁴
  - Yale: wàhn nàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wan⁴ nai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wen⁴ nei⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐn²¹ nɐi̯²¹/

Noun

雲泥

things that are in stark contrast

Derived terms

判若雲泥／判若云泥
雲泥之別／云泥之别

雲泥異路／云泥异路

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雲	泥
うん Grade: 2	でい Grade: S

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɯ̟̃ᵝnde̞ː]

Noun

雲泥 (hiragana うんでい, rōmaji undei)

things that are very different

Derived terms

雲 (うん)泥 (でい)の差 (さ) (undeinosa)
雲 (うん)泥 (でい)万 (ばん)里 (り) (undeibanri)

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