Jīntiān de Zhōngguó hé sānshí niánqián de Zhōngguó bùkětóngrì'éryǔ.
China today and China thirty years ago cannot be mentioned in the same breath.
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history
From 《战国策·赵策二》: 夫破人之与破于人也，臣人之与臣于人也，岂可同日而言之哉？ Su Qin argues to King Wuling of Zhao that conquering others and being conquered are so different they cannot even be discussed on the same day.
usage
Highlights a vast gap in quality, level, or era. Typical structure: A 和 B + 不可同日而语. A is usually the stronger / later / better one. Use the apostrophe in pinyin after 日 before the e-initial 而: bùkětóngrì'éryǔ.
