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同日而语

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tóng rì ér yǔ

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Definitions

  1. 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)

Words Containing 同日而语

不可同日而语
bù 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

未可同日而语
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

Child Words of 同日而语

同
tóng

like

日
rì

sun

而
ér

and

同
tòng

see 衚衕|胡同[hú tòng]

同日
tóng rì

same day

语
yǔ

dialect

语
yù

to tell to

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