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薰蕕不同器

简 薰莸不同器 · 繁 薰蕕不同器
Mandarin · pinyin xūn yóu bù tóng qì

Meanings

  1. lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom)
  2. bad people and good people do not mix
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薰
xūn · a medicinal herb; to cauterize
蕕
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
同
tóng · same, similar; together with
器
qì · receptacle, vessel; instrument
莸
yóu · Caryopteris divaricata
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1–2–4–2–4 · xun1 you2 bu4 tong2 qi4

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薰蕕不同器 · xun1 you2 bu4 tong2 qi4
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 96,199
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Exact source record薰蕕不同器 薰莸不同器 [xun1 you2 bu4 tong2 qi4] /lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom)/bad people and good people do not mix/