薰莸不同器 xūn yóu bù tóng qì

good and bad people cannot mix

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
薰 xūn
to smoke; to perfume; to fumigate
莸 yóu
Caryopteris divaricata
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
同 tóng HSK 1
same; together; with
器 qì HSK 5
device; tool; utensil