势不两立
势不两立
shì bù liǎng lì
the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences; incompatible standpoints
idiom
Traditional: 勢不兩立
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- (idiom) the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
- incompatible standpoints
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Related Words
誓不两立(shì bù liǎng lì)· the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
→一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴(yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn)· lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
→一木难支(yī mù nán zhī)· lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
→不共戴天(bù gòng dài tiān)· (of enemies) cannot live under the same sky
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