粵

兩loeng5碼maa5事si6

simp两码事
loeng5 maa5 si6liǎng mǎ shì

English

  1. two things that are fundamentally different from each other; two very different things

Examples

  • 说和做是两码事。

    Saying is quite different from doing.

    Tatoeba · popolady CC BY

  • 陰陽人與跨性別是兩碼事。

    Intersex and trans are two different things.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 为享受和生命激活而读书,和为知识和教化而读书,是两码事。

    There's a big difference between reading for pleasure and stimulation and reading for knowledge and education.

    Tatoeba · Gustav249 CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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