不可同日而语

bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ

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Definitions

1. lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
2. incomparable

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Child Words of 不可同日而语

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 可 可 kě: can
• 同 同 tóng: like
• 日 日 rì: sun
• 而 而 ér: and
• 同 同 tòng: see 衚衕|胡同[hú tòng]
• 不可 不可 bù kě: cannot; should not; must not
• 同日 同日 tóng rì: same day
• 同日而语 同日而语 tóng rì ér yǔ: 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)
• 语 语 yǔ: dialect
• 语 语 yù: to tell to