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未可同日而語

简未可同日而语 · 繁未可同日而語

Mandarin · pinyin wèi kě tóng rì ér yǔ

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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未: wèi · not yet; eighth earthly branch
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
同: tóng · same, similar; together with
日: rì · sun; day; daytime
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
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语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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4–3–2–4–2–3 · wei4 ke3 tong2 ri4 er2 yu3

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mei6 ho2 tung4 jat6 ji4 jyu5

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