have always been at variance(jī bù xiāng néng)

have always been at variance

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī B ù Xi ā NGN é ng, which means that the two sides have not been friendly and harmonious for a long time. From Zuo Zhuan, the 21st year of Xianggong.

The origin of Idioms

In the 21st year of Xianggong in Zuozhuan: "Luan Huanzi married fan xuanzi and gave birth to huaizi. Fan Yang complained about Luan's family because of his death, so he and Luan Ying were officials of the public family

Analysis of Idioms

"Near synonym" is like water and fire, like a passer-by; and "antonym" is like old friends at first sight, harmonious and intimate

Idiom usage

If there is another person who is not in harmony with him, or with him on weekdays, he will take the manuscript to his employer and say that he is not. The 22nd chapter of the Black Ghost by Peng Yangou in Qing Dynasty

Idiom story

In 23 A.D., Liu Xuan, the reformer emperor, sent Liu Xiu and Xie Gong's army to attack Wang Lang, who became emperor in Handan. Liu Xiu and Xie Gong never agree. However, Liu Xiu was very resourceful. He praised Xie Gong on the surface and asked him to cooperate in the war. Xie Gong's wife reminded him to guard against Liu Xiu because they had been unfriendly for a long time. Liu Xiu killed Xie Gong's family with a plot.

Chinese PinYin : jī bù xiāng néng