同日而語

简 同日而语 · 繁 同日而語
Mandarin · pinyin tóng rì ér yǔ

Meanings

  1. lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)
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同
tóng · same, similar; together with
日
rì · sun; day; daytime
而
ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
語
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语
yǔ · language, words; saying, expression
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2–4–2–3 · tong2 ri4 er2 yu3

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tung4 jat6 ji4 jyu5

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  1. (idiomatic) to mention things on equal terms

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Exact source record同日而語 同日而语 [tong2 ri4 er2 yu3] /lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)/