另当别论
lìng​dāng​bié​lùn

to be a different matter

  • created sense approved 另当别论/另當別論 · lìng​dāng​bié​lùn · to be a different matter — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    另当别论 / 另當別論

    lìng​dāng​bié​lùn

    to be a different matter

    to be treated differently; to be regarded as a separate case or a special exception

    另 (literal) → 另 · lìng · separately 当 (literal) → 当/當 · dāng · should 别论 (literal) → 别论/別論 · bié​lùn · treat differently

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense