The Chinese chengyu "大相径庭" is formed by directly combining the characters 大 (meaning "great"), 相 (meaning "mutually"), 径 (meaning "narrow path"), and 庭 (meaning "courtyard") to create a literal image contrasting a small path with a large courtyard, which metaphorically conveys the idea of a vast difference or discrepancy, based on an ancient textual usage where this contrast was employed to emphasize divergence.