as incompatible as ice and charcoal(bīng tàn bù tóu)

as incompatible as ice and charcoal

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ī NGT à Nb ù t ó u, which means they can't get along with each other. From Han Feizi, Xianxue.

Idiom usage

When I met you today, I wanted to be a confidant, but after talking for a long time, I didn't know that I was willing to give up.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: different utensils of ice and charcoal

The origin of Idioms

Han Feizi's Xianxue: "the ice and charcoal of husband are different, but the cold and heat are different, and sometimes they come. On the contrary, it is not necessary to establish two systems of learning and to govern it. "

Idiom explanation

Metaphors don't agree with each other.

Chinese PinYin : bīng tàn bù tóu