漢賊不兩立

See also: 汉贼不两立

Chinese
Chinese; name of a dynasty; man thief not; no to exist simultaneously
trad. (漢賊不兩立) 漢 賊 不 兩立
simp. (汉贼不两立) 汉 贼 不 两立

Etymology

Literally: gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): hàn zéi bù liǎnglì
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˋ ㄗㄟˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧˋ

Idiom

漢賊不兩立

  1. one or the other has got to go; both cannot coexist in the same place; this town isn't big enough for the two of us
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