等量齐观 Treat equally
Explanation
这个成语的意思是，在看待事物的时候，不能因为表面上看起来一样，就忽略了它们之间的差异，要根据事物的实际情况，进行区别对待。
This idiom means that when we look at things, we should not ignore their differences just because they look the same on the surface. We should treat them differently according to their actual circumstances.
Origin Story
从前，在一个偏远的小村庄里，住着两位老农，他们都是勤劳善良的村民。村里有一条河，河水清澈，经常有鱼儿在水中嬉戏。一天，两位老农到河边钓鱼，他们都钓到了不少鱼，其中一位老农钓到了两条大鱼，而另一位老农只钓到了一条小鱼。回到村庄后，他们来到村里唯一的酒馆，准备一起庆祝丰收。他们拿出他们钓到的鱼，准备让酒馆的老板帮忙烹饪。老板看到他们钓到的鱼，就笑着说：“两位老农真是好运气，钓到了这么多的鱼，真是丰收啊！不过，两位老农的鱼，可不能等量齐观呀。你的两条大鱼，肯定比他的那条小鱼要贵。
Once upon a time, in a remote village, there lived two old farmers who were both diligent and kind villagers. There was a river in the village, the river water was clear, and there were often fish playing in the water. One day, the two old farmers went to the river to fish, they both caught a lot of fish, one of the old farmers caught two big fish, while the other old farmer only caught a small fish. When they returned to the village, they came to the only tavern in the village and prepared to celebrate the harvest together. They took out the fish they had caught and prepared to ask the tavern owner to help them cook. The owner saw the fish they had caught and said with a smile:
Usage
这个成语在日常生活中使用比较广泛，主要用于否定句，表示不能将不同的事物混为一谈，要根据实际情况进行区别对待。例如：
This idiom is widely used in daily life, mainly in negative sentences, to express that different things cannot be mixed together, but should be treated differently according to the actual situation. For example:
Examples
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我们不能把所有员工等量齐观，要根据他们的能力和贡献分配工作。
wǒmen bùnéng bǎ suǒyǒu yuángōng děng liàng qí guān, yào gēnjù tāmen de nénglì hé gòngxiàn fēnpèi gōngzuò.
We cannot treat all employees equally, we should allocate work according to their abilities and contributions.
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学习时不能等量齐观，要根据不同的科目，采取不同的学习方法。
xuéxí shí bùnéng děng liàng qí guān, yào gēnjù bùtóng de kēmù, cǎiqǔ bùtóng de xuéxí fāngfǎ.
We can't treat all subjects equally when studying, we need to adopt different learning methods for different subjects.
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在生活中，不能等量齐观地看待所有朋友，因为不同的人，关系不同，付出也不同。
zài shēnghuó zhōng, bùnéng děng liàng qí guān de kàn dài suǒyǒu péngyou, yīnwèi bùtóng de rén, guānxì bùtóng, fùchū yě bùtóng.
In life, we can't treat all friends equally, because different people have different relationships and different contributions.
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不能等量齐观，在评估不同部门的业绩时，要考虑他们各自的资源和条件。
bùnéng děng liàng qí guān, zài pínggù bùtóng bùmén de jìxù shí, yào kǎolǜ tāmen gèzì de zīyuán hé tiáojiàn.
We can't treat all departments equally when evaluating their performance, we need to consider their resources and conditions.
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在评价不同文化时，不能等量齐观，要尊重其差异性。
zài píngjià bùtóng wénhuà shí, bùnéng děng liàng qí guān, yào zūnzhòng qí chāyìxìng.
We cannot treat different cultures equally when evaluating them, we must respect their differences.