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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

lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom)
bad people and good people do not mix

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薰: xūn · a medicinal herb; to cauterize
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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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