势不两立

shì bù liǎng lì

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1. the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
2. incompatible standpoints

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Child Words of 势不两立

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 两 两 liǎng: two
• 立 立 lì: to stand
• 两立 两立 liǎng lì: to coexist
• 势 势 shì: power