薰蕕不同器 xūn yóu bù tóng qì

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

薰 xūn a medicinal herb; to cauterize
蕕 yóu caryopteris divaricata
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
同 tóng
HSK 1
same, similar; together with
器 qì
HSK 5
receptacle, vessel; instrument