势不两立

Traditional: 勢不兩立

shì bù liǎng lì

Dictionary entry

the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences

What does 势不两立 mean?

势不两立 (shì bù liǎng lì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences

2incompatible standpoints

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势shìpower · influence 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-两liǎngtwo · both 立Lìsurname Li

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势不两立

shì bù liǎng lì

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