不可同日而语 in English bu4 ke3 tong2 ri4 er2 yu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiomatic expression); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  • incomparable

Simplified Characters

不 可 同 日 而 语

Traditional Characters

不 可 同 日 而 語

Pinyin

bu4 ke3 tong2 ri4 er2 yu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 可ke3can 同tong2(used in given names) 日ri4abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan 而er2and 语yu3dialect