径庭 (徑庭)
jìng tíng
Pinyin
Definition
径庭 (徑庭)
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- completely different
Character Decomposition
Idioms (3)
大相径庭
- 1 as different as can be (idiom)
- 2 poles apart
门庭冷落,门堪罗雀
- 1 The courtyard is deserted, you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted
门庭若市
- 1 front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom)
- 2 a place with many visitors
Sample Sentences
这么看来,两种法律体系真是大相径庭。哎呀,时间不早了,我得赶紧走了。下次有机会,我再向你讨教法律方面的知识。我对这方面蛮感兴趣的。
Looking at them in this way, there really is a lot of difference between the two legal systems. Oh, it's getting late, I have to hurry back. Next time I get a chance, I'll ask you to explain some more stuff about the law. I'm really interested in this stuff.
对呀,中国地域那么广,各地饮食习惯和口感真是大相径庭,北方偏咸,南方偏甜。拿我们浙菜来说,烹调方法就多以烧、蒸、炖、煨为主,口感清香。
Yeah, China has such vast territory, the food and drink habits and flavors are poles apart. The north tends towards saltiness and the south tends towards sweetness. In terms of our Zhejiang cuisine, the cooking methods are mainly roasting, steaming, stewing and simmering, and the flavors are light and fragrant.
真是大相径庭啊。不过中外学生的考试分数,倒没有反映他们的学习态度和课堂表现。