相提並論 xiāng tí bìng lùn

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)

CHARACTERS

相 xiāng
HSK 3
mutual, reciprocal, each other
提 tí
HSK 3
hold in hand; lift in hand
並 bìng equal to; side by side; also, what is more; both
論 lùn debate; discuss; discourse