道不同，不相為謀

Chinese
 
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
 
to be different; to differ; to disagree; not alike; different; distinct; diverse; dissimilar
 not; no
 
each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually
 
because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
 to plan; seek; scheme
trad. (道不同，不相為謀) 道 不同 ， 不 相 為 謀
simp. (道不同，不相为谋) 道 不同 ， 不 相 为 谋

Etymology

From the Analects.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dào bùtóng, bù xiāng wéi móu
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄡˊ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): dou6 bat1 tung4, bat1 soeng1 wai4 mau4

Proverb

道不同，不相為謀

  1. If your paths are different, you cannot make plans together.
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