entries → 代溝
TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 詞
代溝 word · TOCFL B2 (est.)
代溝 ＝ 代 ＋ 溝
ㄉㄞˋ ㄍㄡ · dàigōu
noun — generation gap

字源 FORM — what the parts do

代generation (世代)dài
溝ditch, gully (水溝)gōu
代溝，世代的代，水溝的溝。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

兩代人站在水溝（溝）兩邊，誰都跨不過去。
Two generations stand on either side of a ditch (溝); neither can step across.
記憶法
關 · Related
世代shìdàia generation — the 代 the gap runs between隔閡géhéan estrangement, a barrier — the plain word for the gap