- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 是(correct; be)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to grasp what is necessary represents the elevated and exalted action.
(often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)
(often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)
These two matters cannot be mentioned in the same breath.
to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms
These two matters cannot be compared.
to place on a par with
We cannot put these two things on the same level.
Using your hand to grasp what is necessary represents the elevated and exalted action.
Two parallel strokes on a horizontal base suggest the image of two things standing side by side at the same time.
(often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)
(often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)
These two matters cannot be mentioned in the same breath.
to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms
These two matters cannot be compared.
to place on a par with
We cannot put these two things on the same level.
Using your hand to grasp what is necessary represents the elevated and exalted action.
Two parallel strokes on a horizontal base suggest the image of two things standing side by side at the same time.
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