同日而语
tóng rì ér yǔ
Pinyin

Definition

同日而语
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tóng rì ér yǔ
  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)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不同
bù tóng
  1. 1 different
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 not the same
  4. 4 not alike
今日
jīn rì
  1. 1 today
同
tóng
  1. 1 (used in given names)
  2. 2 variant of 同[tóng]
同学
tóng xué
  1. 1 to study at the same school
  2. 2 fellow student
  3. 3 classmate
  4. 4 CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè]
同时
tóng shí
  1. 1 at the same time
  2. 2 simultaneously
日
Rì
  1. 1 abbr. for 日本[Rì běn], Japan
日子
rì zi
  1. 1 day
  2. 2 a (calendar) date
  3. 3 days of one's life
生日
shēng rì
  1. 1 birthday
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
而
ér
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 as well as
  3. 3 and so
  4. 4 but (not)
  5. 5 yet (not)
  6. 6 (indicates causal relation)
  7. 7 (indicates change of state)
  8. 8 (indicates contrast)
而且
ér qiě
  1. 1 (not only ...) but also
  2. 2 moreover
  3. 3 in addition
  4. 4 furthermore
一同
yī tóng
  1. 1 along
  2. 2 together
假日
jià rì
  1. 1 holiday
  2. 2 non-working day
共同
gòng tóng
  1. 1 common
  2. 2 joint
  3. 3 jointly
  4. 4 together
  5. 5 collaborative
即日
jí rì
  1. 1 this or that very day
  2. 2 in the next few days
反而
fǎn ér
  1. 1 instead
  2. 2 on the contrary
  3. 3 contrary (to expectations)
合同
hé tong
  1. 1 (business) contract
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
同事
tóng shì
  1. 1 colleague
  2. 2 co-worker
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
同伴
tóng bàn
  1. 1 companion
  2. 2 comrade
  3. 3 fellow
同好
tóng hào
  1. 1 fellow enthusiasts
同居
tóng jū
  1. 1 to live together

Idioms (20)

一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一掬同情之泪
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
  1. 1 to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
一拥而入
yī yōng ér rù
  1. 1 to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一日三秋
yī rì sān qiū
  1. 1 a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
一日不见，如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
  1. 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一日之计在于晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
  1. 1 make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
  2. 2 early morning is the golden time of the day
一日之雅
yī rì zhī yǎ
  1. 1 lit. friends for a day (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. casual acquaintance
一日千里
yī rì qiān lǐ
  1. 1 lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
一日为师，终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一概而论
yī gài ér lùn
  1. 1 to lump different matters together (idiom)
一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to become an instant hit
一视同仁
yī shì tóng rén
  1. 1 to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people
一蹴而就
yī cù ér jiù
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
一饮而尽
yī yǐn ér jìn
  1. 1 to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
  1. 1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
  1. 1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
  1. 1 think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
三马同槽
sān mǎ tóng cáo
  1. 1 three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Sī mǎ Yì] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof

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