善恶不同途，冰炭不同炉善惡不同途，冰炭不同爐善惡不同途，冰炭不同爐

good and evil don't share a road, ice and charcoal don't share a stove

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Opposites cannot coexist. Said of good and bad people, or incompatible things.

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Simplified: 善恶不同途，冰炭不同炉
Traditional (Taiwan): 善惡不同途，冰炭不同爐
Pinyin: shàn'è bùtóng tú, bīngtànbùtónglú
Bopomofo: ㄕㄢˋ ㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄨˊ，ㄅㄧㄥㄊㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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