Chinese phrase
他不是说〜，而是说〜 tā bú shì shuō 〜 ér shì shuō 〜
Meaning
He did not say ___ but said ___
When to use it
Says that one thing was not said, but another was. It corrects a misunderstanding by contrasting an incorrect statement with the intended one.
Example dialogue
王经理是说把合同寄到北京吗？ wáng jīng lǐ shì shuō bǎ hé tóng jì dào běi jīng ma
Did Manager Wang say to send the contract to Beijing?
他不是说把合同寄到北京，而是说把合同寄到上海。 tā bú shì shuō bǎ hé tóng jì dào běi jīng ér shì shuō bǎ hé tóng jì dào shàng hǎi
He did not say to send the contract to Beijing, but said to send it to Shanghai.