同日而語

Chinese

		the same day	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (同日而語)		同日	而	語
simp. (同日而语)		同日	而	语
Literally: “to speak of two things on the same day”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tóngrì'éryǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄖˋ ㄦˊ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tung⁴ jat⁶ ji⁴ jyu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tóngrì'éryǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄖˋ ㄦˊ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tóngrìh-éryǔ
    • Wade–Giles: tʻung²-jih⁴-êrh²-yü³
    • Yale: túng-r̀-ér-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: torngryherlyeu
    • Palladius: тунжиэрюй (tunžierjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tung⁴ jat⁶ ji⁴ jyu⁵
    • Yale: tùhng yaht yìh yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tung⁴ jat⁹ ji⁴ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: tung⁴ yed⁶ yi⁴ yu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ²¹ jɐt̚² jiː²¹ jyː¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: duwng nyit nyi ngjoX

Rime
Character	同	日	而	語
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	定 (7)	日 (38)	日 (38)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	東 (1)	質 (48)	之 (19)	魚 (22)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III	III	III
Fanqie	徒紅切	人質切	如之切	魚巨切
Baxter	duwng	nyit	nyi	ngjoX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/duŋ/	/ȵiɪt̚/	/ȵɨ/	/ŋɨʌX/
Pan Wuyun	/duŋ/	/ȵit̚/	/ȵɨ/	/ŋiɔX/
Shao Rongfen	/duŋ/	/ȵʑjet̚/	/ȵʑie/	/ŋiɔX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/dəwŋ/	/ȵit̚/	/ȵɨ/	/ŋɨə̆X/
Li Rong	/duŋ/	/ȵiĕt̚/	/ȵiə/	/ŋiɔX/
Wang Li	/duŋ/	/ȵʑĭĕt̚/	/ȵʑĭə/	/ŋĭoX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/dʱuŋ/	/ȵʑi̯ĕt̚/	/ȵʑi/	/ŋi̯woX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	tóng	rì	ér	yǔ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	tung4	jat6	ji4	jyu5

Idiom

同日而語

1. to mention things on equal terms

Usage notes

Usually used with a negation.

Synonyms

• 同年而語／同年而语 (tóngnián'éryǔ)
• 相提並論／相提并论 (xiāngtíbìnglùn)

Derived terms

• 不可同日而語／不可同日而语 (bùkě tóngrì'éryǔ)