水火不容 shuǐ huǒ bù róng

completely incompatible

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. completely incompatible
  2. 2. lit. incompatible as fire and water

Characters

Character Meaning
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage
火 huǒ HSK 2
fire; hot (popular); fiery or flaming
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
容 róng HSK 3
to contain; to hold; to allow