"apples and oranges" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 风马牛不相及
• 完全不同的事物

Definition

用来形容两件完全不同、无法公平比较的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式表达，常用来反对无意义的比较。中文可用'风马牛不相及'等类似说法表达类似意思。

Examples

Comparing reading and swimming is like comparing apples and oranges.

把阅读和游泳相比，就像是在比较**风马牛不相及**的东西。

Math and history are apples and oranges.

数学和历史是**完全不同的事物**。

Don't compare those jobs; they're apples and oranges.

别比较那些工作，它们是**风马牛不相及**。

You can't judge my cooking by your mom's—it's apples and oranges.

你不能用你妈妈的菜来评价我的饭——那是**完全不同的事物**。

Trying to compare city life to countryside living is just apples and oranges.

试图拿城市生活和乡村生活比较，完全是**风马牛不相及**。

These two phones? Honestly, it's apples and oranges—they're made for different users.

这两部手机？说实话，**完全不同的事物**—针对不同用户。