冰炭不相容

Traditional form:

冰炭不相容

Pinyin (reading):

bīngtànbùxiāngróng

Definitions:

• as incompatible or irreconcilable as ice and hot coals

Characters:

• 冰 - ice; ice-cold
• 炭 - carbon, charcoal, coal
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
• 容 - appearance, looks; form, figure; to contain, to hold

Traditional characters:

• 冰 - ice; ice-cold
• 炭 - carbon, charcoal, coal
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
• 容 - appearance, looks; form, figure; to contain, to hold