冰炭不同器 — “Ice and charcoal cannot be contained in the same vessel”
冰炭不同器 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Ice and charcoal cannot be contained in the same vessel”. Used to describe things of fundamentally different natures that are mutually exclusive and cannot coexist. Literally, “Ice and charcoal cannot be in the same vessel”.
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What does 冰炭不同器 mean?
冰炭不同器 (bīng tàn bù tóng qì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Ice and charcoal cannot be contained in the same vessel”.
How do you pronounce 冰炭不同器?
冰炭不同器 is pronounced bīng tàn bù tóng qì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 冰炭不同器 literally mean?
Literally, 冰炭不同器 means “Ice and charcoal cannot be in the same vessel”. It is used to mean “Ice and charcoal cannot be contained in the same vessel”.
What is the Chinese definition of 冰炭不同器?
冰和炭火不能放在同一个器具里。比喻性质不同的事物彼此排斥，不能相容。