薰莸不同器

Traditional: 薰蕕不同器

xūn yóu bù tóng qì

Dictionary entry

lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom)

What does 薰莸不同器 mean?

薰莸不同器 (xūn yóu bù tóng qì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom)

2bad people and good people do not mix

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薰xūnsweet-smelling grass · Coumarouna odorata 莸yóuCaryopteris divaricata 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-同tónglike · same 器qìdevice · tool

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薰莸不同器

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