冰炭不相容 bīng tàn bù xiāng róng

as incompatible or irreconcilable as ice and hot coals

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. as incompatible or irreconcilable as ice and hot coals

Characters

Character Meaning
冰 bīng HSK 3
ice; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; to chill sth
炭 tàn HSK 5
coal; wood charcoal
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
相 xiāng HSK 3
each other; one another; mutually
容 róng HSK 3
to contain; to hold; to allow