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誓不两立 — “To be sworn enemies”

誓不两立 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be sworn enemies”. To vow not to coexist; to be absolutely irreconcilable. Literally, “Swear not to coexist”.

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誓不两立 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 誓shì
  • 不bù
  • 两liǎng
  • 立lì

誓不两立 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
誓
shì14vow or swear an oath
不
bù4not
两
liǎng7two, a couple of
立
lì5stand, establish, immediately

Example Sentence with 誓不两立

在对待这个问题上,他们两个人的观点简直誓不两立
On this issue, their two viewpoints are simply irreconcilable.

Idioms Related to 誓不两立

Synonyms of 誓不两立

  • bù不gòng共dài戴tiān天irreconcilable hatred
  • nǐ你sǐ死wǒ我huó活a fight to the death

Antonyms of 誓不两立

  • qīn亲mì密wú无jiān间extremely close and intimate
  • tóng同liú流hé合wū污associate with bad people and do evil
  • qíng情tóu投yì意hé合to be perfectly suited to each other

More idioms starting with 誓

  • shì誓bù不bà罢xiū休vow not to give up until goal achieved
  • shì誓yǐ以jiǎo皦rì日vow eternal love and devotion
  • shì誓tóng同shēng生sǐ死pledge to live and die together
  • shì誓tiān天zhǐ指rì日swear a solemn oath to heaven and sun
  • shì誓tiān天duàn断fā发make a solemn vow with strong determination
  • shì誓shān山méng盟hǎi海pledge eternal love as vast as mountains
  • shì誓wú无èr二xīn心Vow unwavering loyalty
  • shì誓wú无èr二zhì志Pledge unswerving loyalty
  • shì誓rì日zhǐ指tiān天swear by the sun and sky
  • shì誓sǐ死bù不èr二swear to die unswerving
  • shì誓sǐ死bù不cóng从vow to defy to the death
  • shì誓sǐ死bù不qū屈Vow to die rather than yield

Questions about 誓不两立

What does 誓不两立 mean?
誓不两立 (shì bù liǎng lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be sworn enemies”.
How do you pronounce 誓不两立?
誓不两立 is pronounced shì bù liǎng lì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 誓不两立 literally mean?
Literally, 誓不两立 means “Swear not to coexist”. It is used to mean “to be sworn enemies”.
What is the Chinese definition of 誓不两立?
誓:发誓。发誓不与敌人并存。指双方仇恨极深,不能同时存在。
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