「隔行如隔山」
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Pronunciation: | gaak3 hong4 jyu4 gaak3 saan1 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
隔 at a distance from; to separate; (of time) to pass 行 to walk; profession; behaviour; okay; a line; a row; trip; performance; action; industry; perfunctory; "hong"; a shop; a firm; to browse; to move; to adopt; to take; dry 如 for example; in case of; in event of; like; as if; for instance; such as 隔 at a distance from; to separate; (of time) to pass 山 hill; mountain; grave; graveyard |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
different trades, worlds apart; to somebody outside the profession, it is a closed book; literally: another profession is like another mountain
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