水火不容

Chinese

fire and water; opposites; diametrically opposing things
to not allow; to not tolerate; to not brook
to not allow; to not tolerate; to not brook; to not accommodate; to not welcome
 
trad. (水火不容) 水火 不容
simp. #(水火不容) 水火 不容
Literally: “to be incompatible as fire and water”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

水火不容

  1. (of two people, groups or things) to be utterly opposed and incompatible

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