十萬八千里

See also: 十万八千里

Chinese
hundred thousand 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

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!

Derived terms
  • 一個跟斗十萬八千里／一个跟斗十万八千里
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