Yī gè cáo shàng shuān bù xià liǎ jiàolǘ.

一個槽上拴不下倆叫驢。

Lit Two [braying] donkeys cannot be tied to the same trough.

Fig Two powerful people cannot coexist in the same place. “When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war.”

Note [See also wù mò néng above and yī gè shāntóu below.]

Topics COEXISTENCE EQUALITY FORCE OPPOSITION