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積不相能

简积不相能 · 繁積不相能

Mandarin · pinyin jī bù xiāng néng

(idiom) always at loggerheads; never able to agree with sb; unable to get on with sb

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積: Look up this written character
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
能: néng · to be able; can, permitted to; ability
积: jī · accumulate, store up, amass

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1–4–1–2 · ji1 bu4 xiang1 neng2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zik1 bat1 soeng1 nang4

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(literary) to not get along for a long time

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