道不同不相為謀

简 道不同不相为谋 · 繁 道不同不相為謀
Mandarin · pinyin dào bù tóng bù xiāng wéi móu

Meanings

  1. lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together
  2. to go separate ways (idiom)
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道
dào · path, road, street; method, way
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
同
tóng · same, similar; together with
相
xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
為
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謀
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为
wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
谋
móu · plan, scheme; stratagem
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4–4–2–4–1–2–2 · dao4 bu4 tong2 bu4 xiang1 wei2 mou2

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道不同不相為謀 · dao4 bu4 tong2 bu4 xiang1 wei2 mou2
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Exact source record道不同不相為謀 道不同不相为谋 [dao4 bu4 tong2 bu4 xiang1 wei2 mou2] /lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together/to go separate ways (idiom)/