Bīng tàn bù tóng lú.

冰炭不同爐。

Lit Ice [and red hot] charcoal [can]not co-exist [in one] container.

Fig People of contrasting characters cannot co-exist or cooperate.

Note [Cf. Wǔ Sōng, chap. 1; Sān Xiá Wǔ Yì, chap. 34; this is a paraphrase of Hán Fēizǐ: Xiǎn Xué: “bīng tàn bù tóng qǐ”; see also the following entry.]

Topics COEXISTENCE COMPETITION CONTRASTS DIFFERENCES Hán Fēizǐ Sān Xiá Wǔ Yì Wǔ Sōng Xiǎn_Xué