"apples and oranges" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 風馬牛不相及
• 完全不同的事物

Definition

用來形容兩件完全不同、無法公平比較的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式表達，常用來反對無意義的比較。中文常用'風馬牛不相及'等類似說法來表達。

Examples

Comparing reading and swimming is like comparing apples and oranges.

把閱讀和游泳相比，就像是在比較**風馬牛不相及**的東西。

Math and history are apples and oranges.

數學和歷史是**完全不同的事物**。

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

別比較那些工作，它們是**風馬牛不相及**。

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

你不能用你媽媽的菜來評價我的飯——那是**完全不同的事物**。

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

試圖拿城市生活和鄉村生活比較，完全是**風馬牛不相及**。

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

這兩部手機？說實話，**完全不同的事物**—針對不同用戶。