Disharmony of water and vegetable(shuǐ cài bù jiāo)

Disharmony of water and vegetable

Shuicaibujiao, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Shu ǐ C à IB ù Ji ā o, which means there is no economic contact with each other. In the old days, it meant that officials were clean and honest. It's from the stele of the statue of emperor Wendi temple in the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Idiom usage

As a predicate or attribute; used in life

Analysis of Idioms

Water and fire have nothing to do with each other

The origin of Idioms

"In Ren Qingjian, I had no relationship with the people."

Idiom explanation

There is no economic contact with each other. In the old days, it meant that officials were clean and honest. It's the same as "water without rice".

Chinese PinYin : shuǐ cài bù jiāo