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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

Child Words of 不可同日而语

to tell to

dialect

no; not so

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)

same day

sun

and

like

cannot; should not; must not

see 衚衕|胡同[hú tòng]

can