be in situations which are very different
South Branch and North Branch, pronunciation n á nzh ī B ě izh ī, Chinese idiom, is the guide branch to warm, North Branch cold. This is a metaphor for the difference between the sufferings and pleasures of each other's situations. From the Partridge by Li Qiao of Tang Dynasty.
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The North Branch is cold. This is a metaphor for the difference between the sufferings and pleasures of each other's situations.
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In the poem "Partridge" written by Li Qiao of Tang Dynasty, "poor partridge flies to the South Branch of the tree. South branch sunshine warm, North Branch frost dew Zi
Examples
The plum blossom suddenly reveals its Taiji heart and opens again. Xiuzhou Xiangshi song by Yang Weizhen in Yuan Dynasty
Usage:
It is used as object and attributive to describe the different bitterness and happiness of the situation
be in situations which are very different
read hastily and without thinking - hú lún tūn zǎo
arrive at the same end by different means - yì tú tóng guī
Let a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend - bǎi huā qí fàng,bǎi jiā zhēng míng