汉贼不两立

Traditional form:

漢賊不兩立

Pinyin (reading):

Hànzéibùliǎnglì

Definitions:

• lit. Shu Han 蜀漢／蜀汉 ( Shǔ Hàn) and Cao Wei 曹魏 ( Cáo Wèi) cannot coexist (idiom)
• fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky
• (former KMT slogan against CCP) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"

Characters:

• 汉 - Chinese people; Chinese language
• 贼 - thief, traitor; cunning, sly
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 两 - two, both, pair, couple; ounce
• 立 - to stand; to establish, to set up

Traditional characters:

• 漢 - Chinese people; Chinese language
• 賊 - thief, traitor; cunning, sly
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 兩 - two, both, pair, couple; ounce
• 立 - to stand; to establish, to set up