Definitions

1. 1. lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom)
2. 2. fig. night and day difference
3. 3. opposite extremes
4. 4. a world of difference
5. 5. a far cry from
6. 6. totally different

Components

• 天 tiān – day
• 壤 rǎng – soil
• 之 zhī – (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
• 别 Bié – surname Bie