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to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle

混为一谈
hùn wéi yī tán
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When it comes to my turn to speak, I confuse the words 'standard' and 'common', and end up saying that the north-eastern accent is 'the most common'.
轮到我说话时，我不觉地把“标准”和“普通”这两个词混为一谈，后来又说东北的口音是最普通的。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms · to place on a par with · (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)相提并论xiāng tí bìng lùnplace on the same footing · be regarded as equal (in value or merit etc.) · put on a par (with) · draw a parallel between · equate with等量齐观děng liàng qí guānto obscure · to confuse · to mix up · to blur · to mislead混淆hùn xiáolit. 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)同日而语tóng rì ér yǔnot distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong不分皂白bù fēn zào báinot distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom) · not to distinguish between right and wrong不分青红皂白bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
Antonyms
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath · incomparable不可同日而语bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
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