十萬八千里

十萬八千里

See also: 十万八千里

Chinese

		ten	ten thousand; a great number; surname	eight	thousand	li, a Chinese unit of length
trad. (十萬八千里)		十	萬	八	千	里
simp. (十万八千里)		十	万	八	千	里
Literally: “108,000 li”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shí wàn bā qiān lǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shí wàn bā qiān lǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shy wann ba chian lii
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíh wàn ba cian lǐ
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ wän⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰjɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

十萬八千里

1. describes a great distance; far off

   他從十萬八千里的地方回來了 [MSC, trad.]
   他从十万八千里的地方回来了 [MSC, simp.]

   tā cóng shíwànbāqiānlǐ de dìfāng huílái le [Pinyin]

   He returned from a far off land.

2. describes a huge difference between two things; miles apart

   想像真的會離事實十萬八千里的！ [MSC, trad.]
   想像真的会离事实十万八千里的！ [MSC, simp.]

   Xiǎngxiàng zhēn de huì lí shìshí shíwànbāqiānlǐ de! [Pinyin]

   What one imagines can truly be miles apart from the facts!