1 to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people
一雨成秋
yī yǔ chéng qiū
1 a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
三马同槽
sān mǎ tóng cáo
1 three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Sī mǎ Yì] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
2 incomparable
不同凡响
bù tóng fán xiǎng
1 lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding
2 brilliant
3 out of the common run
不敢苟同
bù gǎn gǒu tóng
1 to beg to differ (idiom)
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
干打雷,不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
2 a lot of noise but no action
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
刻舟求剑
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
1 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
各不相同
gè bù xiāng tóng
1 to have nothing in common with each other (idiom)
同仇敌忾
tóng chóu dí kài
1 anger against a common enemy (idiom); joined in opposition to the same adversary
同室操戈
tóng shì cāo gē
1 wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife
同床异梦
tóng chuáng yì mèng
1 lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom); ostensible partners with different agendas
2 strange bedfellows
3 marital dissension
同心协力
tóng xīn xié lì
1 to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts
2 to pull together
3 to work as one
同心同德
tóng xīn tóng dé
1 of one mind (idiom)
同日而语
tóng rì ér yǔ
1 lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)
同流合污
tóng liú hé wū
1 to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
同甘共苦
tóng gān gòng kǔ
1 shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows
2 for better or for worse
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