大相径庭

大相徑庭

dàxiāngjìngtíng

idiom #19,514

Meanings

1 as different as can be
2 poles apart
3 vastly different

Characters

mutually; each other

courtyard; hall

Examples

他们的观点大相径庭。

Tāmen de guāndiǎn dàxiāngjìngtíng.

Their views are poles apart.

现实与想象大相径庭。

Xiànshí yǔ xiǎngxiàng dàxiāngjìngtíng.

Reality is vastly different from imagination.

Tips

memory

径庭 originally meant 'path to the courtyard'. 大相径庭 = the paths (径) to the courtyards (庭) are vastly (大) different from each other (相) — going in completely different directions.

Stroke Order

大 dà

相 xiāng

径 jìng

庭 tíng