the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences; incompatible standpoints
trad. 勢不兩立
Also written 勢不兩立【shì bù liǎng lì】
Characters in this word
4势
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power, influence, potential, momentum, tendency, trend, situation, conditions, outward appearance, sign, gesture, male genitals
- Pinyin
- shì
- Traditional
- 勢
- Strokes
- 8
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
两
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two, both, some, a few, tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- Pinyin
- liǎng
- Traditional
- 兩
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 1703 of 2500
立
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surname Li
- Pinyin
- Lì
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 10031 of 2500