汉贼不两立 hàn zéi bù liǎng lì

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] and Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] cannot coexist (idiom)
  2. fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky
  3. (former KMT slogan against CCP) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"

CHARACTERS

汉 hàn
HSK 1
Chinese people; Chinese language
贼 zéi
HSK 6
thief, traitor; kill
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
两 liǎng
HSK 2
two, both, pair, couple; ounce
立 lì
HSK 5
stand; let stand; establish, set