冰炭不同器

Chinese

		ice	charcoal	to be different; to differ; to disagree to be different; to differ; to disagree; not alike; different; distinct; diverse; dissimilar	device; tool; utensil
trad. (冰炭不同器)		冰	炭	不同	器
simp. #(冰炭不同器)		冰	炭	不同	器

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bīng tàn bùtóng qì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bīng tàn bùtóng qì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bing tàn bùtóng cì
    • Wade–Giles: ping¹ tʻan⁴ pu⁴-tʻung² chʻi⁴
    • Yale: bīng tàn bù-túng chì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bing tann butorng chih
    • Palladius: бин тань бутун ци (bin tanʹ butun ci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ⁵⁵ tʰän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

Idiom

冰炭不同器

1. incompatible; unmixable

Synonyms

• 冰炭不同爐／冰炭不同炉 (bīng tàn bùtóng lú)
• 冰炭不同罏／冰炭不同𬙎 (bīngtànbùtónglú)