同日而语 in English tong2 ri4 er2 yu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to speak of two things on the same day (idiomatic expression); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)

Simplified Characters

同 日 而 语

Traditional Characters

同 日 而 語

Pinyin

tong2 ri4 er2 yu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

同tong2(used in given names) 日ri4abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan 而er2and 语yu3dialect