一言不合

Mandarin · pinyin yī yán bù hé

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to have a disagreement (typically leading to a quarrel or fight)
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一
yī · one; a, an; alone
言
yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
合
hé · combine, unite, join; gather
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1–2–4–2 · yi1 yan2 bu4 he2

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Exact source record一言不合 一言不合 [yi1 yan2 bu4 he2] /(idiom) to have a disagreement (typically leading to a quarrel or fight)/