相提并论
Traditional form:
相提並論
Pinyin (reading):
xiāngtíbìnglùn
Definitions:
- to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms
- to place on a par with
- (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)
Characters:
- 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
- 提 - to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
- 并 - to combine, to annex; also, what's more
- 论 - debate; discussion
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