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ice and burning coals; mutually exclusive

bīng tàn

冰 炭

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n.ice and burning coals; mutually exclusive
- bīng tàn bù xiāng róng
  冰炭不相容
  be mutually exclusive
- tā men liǎ de guān xi qíng tóng bīng tàn
  他们俩的关系情同冰炭。
  Theirs was a stormy relationship.

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