Where does “雲泥” come from?

雲泥 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 雲, from Middle Chinese 雲.

雲泥 (Japanese): things that are very different

Definitions

  1. things that are very different

Ancestry of “雲泥”, step by step

雲泥 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 雲

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese雲a cloud; of how clouds are widely spread; of how...
2Middle Chinese雲—

via Japanese 泥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese泥mud
2Middle Chinese泥—

Words derived from “雲泥”

Every word from Middle Chinese 雲 →Every word from Japanese 雲 →
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