Japanese Word Entry
天地雲泥| Kana: | てんちうんでい |
| Romaji: | tenchiundei |
| Definition: | extreme difference, worlds apart |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 天 | heavens, sky, imperial, heaven, god, celestial |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄊㄧㄢ (tiān) |
| Cantonese: | tin1 |
| Japanese: | テン (ten) / あまつ (amatsu)、 あめ (ame)、 あま- (ama-)、 そら (sora) |
| Korean: | 천 (cheon) |
| Vietnamese: | thiên |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 兲 |
| 地 | ground, earth, soil, region |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄉㄧˋ (dì), ㄉㄜ˙ (de) |
| Cantonese: | dei6 |
| Japanese: | チ (chi)、 ジ (ji) / つち (tsuchi) |
| Korean: | 지 (ji) |
| Vietnamese: | địa |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 墬 |
| 雲 | cloud, clouds, Yunnan province |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄩㄣˊ (yún) |
| Cantonese: | wan4 |
| Japanese: | ウン (un) / くも (kumo)、 -ぐも (-gumo) |
| Korean: | 운 (un) |
| Vietnamese: | vân |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 云 |
| 泥 | mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to, earth, clay, plaster |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄋㄧˊ (ní), ㄋㄧˋ (nì), ㄋㄧˇ (nǐ), ㄋㄧㄝˋ (niè), ㄋㄧㄥˋ (nìng) |
| Cantonese: | nai4 |
| Japanese: | デイ (dei)、 ナイ (nai)、 デ (de)、 ニ (ni) / どろ (doro)、 なず.む (nazumu) |
| Korean: | 니 (ni), 이 (i) |
| Vietnamese: | nê, nệ, nễ, lầy, ne, nè, né, nề, nể, nơi |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 坭 |
