不可同日而语

Traditional: 不可同日而語

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Dictionary entry

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

What does 不可同日而语 mean?

不可同日而语 (bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

2incomparable

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able · to approve; to permit 同tónglike · same 日rì(bound form) sun · day 而érand · as well as 语yǔdialect · language

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不可同日而语

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