be mentioned in the same breath

be mentioned in the same breath

be mentioned in the same breath. In Chinese idioms, Pinyin is t ó NgR ì é RL ù n, which can be compared with words. Put different people or different things together to talk about or look at. It comes from the biography of Su Qin in historical records.

Idiom explanation

Explanation: the same as words. Put different people or different things together to talk about or look at.

The origin of Idioms

Sima Qian's biography of Su Qin in historical records in the Western Han Dynasty: "it's not the same for a man to break a man and a minister to break a man, and it's not the same for a minister to break a man."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: speaking at the same day, speaking at the same time

Idiom usage

In the Southern Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Fan Ye's biography of Li Guozhuan in the book of the later Han Dynasty, it is said that "the great achievement of the Ming emperor's heel and his immortal reputation are not the same as those of his relatives."