冰炭不相容

Mandarin · pinyin bīng tàn bù xiāng róng

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  1. as incompatible or irreconcilable as ice and hot coals
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冰
bīng · ice; ice-cold
炭
tàn · charcoal; coal; carbon
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
相
xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
容
róng · looks, appearance; figure, form
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1–4–4–1–2 · bing1 tan4 bu4 xiang1 rong2

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bing1 taan3 bat1 soeng1 jung4

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冰炭不相容 · bing1 tan4 bu4 xiang1 rong2
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Exact source record冰炭不相容 冰炭不相容 [bing1 tan4 bu4 xiang1 rong2] /as incompatible or irreconcilable as ice and hot coals/