不可同日而語
简 不可同日而语 · 繁 不可同日而語Meanings
- lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
- incomparable
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4–3–2–4–2–3 · bu4 ke3 tong2 ri4 er2 yu3
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bat1 ho2 tung4 jat6 ji4 jyu5
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- (idiomatic) incomparable; too different to compare; cannot be mentioned in the same breath; there is no comparison between them
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