粵

另ling6當dong3別bit6論leon6

simp另当别论
ling6 dong3 bit6 leon6lìng dāng bié lùn

English

  1. to treat differently
  2. another cup of tea
  3. to handle in another way; to treat differently

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 要用另一套方式處理、看待

Examples

  • 一般嚟講,遲交功課要扣分。但係個學生病到交唔到功課的話就另當別論啦。

    Generally speaking, marks will be deducted for late submission of assignments. However, if the student was so sick that he/she couldn't submit his/her work, that would be treated differently.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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