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不啻天渊

bù chì tiān yuāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom) / differing widely / worlds apart / the gap couldn't be bigger
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-21a66804de20a0ce. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

不啻天淵 不啻天渊 [bu4 chi4 tian1 yuan1] /no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely/worlds apart/the gap couldn't be bigger/

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Other forms in these source records: 不啻天淵

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 啻
    chì

    only (classical, usually follows negative or question words) / (not) just

  • 天
    tiān

    day / sky / heaven

  • 渊
    yuān

    deep pool / deep / profound

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.