Chinese Word Entry

相提並論

Simplified Chinese form: 相提并论

Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄧˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ
Mandarin (Pinyin): xiāng tí bìng lùn
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng1 tai4 bing6 leon6
Definitions:
  1. to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms

  2. to place on a par with

  3. (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)


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Chinese characters used in this word

inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy, reciprocal
Readings
Mandarin: ㄒㄧㄤ (xiāng), ㄒㄧㄤˋ (xiàng)
Cantonese: soeng1
Japanese: ソウ (sou)、 ショウ (shou) / あい- (ai-)、 あい (ai)、 みる (miru)、 たすける (tasukeru)
Korean: 상 (sang)
Vietnamese: tương, tướng

propose, take along, carry in hand, hold in hand, lift in hand
Readings
Mandarin: ㄊㄧˊ (tí), ㄉㄧ (dī), ㄕˊ (shí), ㄔˊ (chí), ㄉㄧˇ (dǐ)
Cantonese: tai4
Japanese: テイ (tei)、 チョウ (chou)、 ダイ (dai) / さ.げる (sageru)
Korean: 제 (je), 시 (si)
Vietnamese: đề, thì, để

row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal, equal to, side by side, also, what is more, both
Readings
Mandarin: ㄅㄧㄥˋ (bìng), ㄅㄢˋ (bàn), ㄅㄤˋ (bàng)
Cantonese: bing6
Japanese: ヘイ (hei)、 ホウ (hou) / な.み (nami)、 なら.べる (naraberu)、 なら.ぶ (narabu)、 なら.びに (narabini)
Korean: 병 (byeong)
Vietnamese: tịnh
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argument, discourse, debate, discuss
Readings
Mandarin: ㄌㄨㄣˋ (lùn), ㄌㄨㄣˊ (lún)
Cantonese: leon6
Japanese: ロン (ron)、 リン (rin) / あげつら.う (agetsurau)、 とく (toku)、 さだめる (sadameru)
Korean: 론 (ron), 윤 (yun), 논 (non)
Vietnamese: luận, luân
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