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汉贼不两立

Hànzéibùliǎnglì

Traditional: 漢賊不兩立

lit. Shu Han [[蜀漢|蜀汉<ShǔHàn>]] and Cao Wei [[曹魏<CáoWèi>]] cannot coexist (idiom) / fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky / (former KMT slogan against CPC) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"

Noun

Character Breakdown

汉
hàn
Chinese people; Chinese language
HSK 1
贼
zéi
thief, traitor; cunning, sly
HSK 6
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
两
liǎng
two, both, pair, couple; ounce
HSK 2
立
lì
to stand; to establish, to set up
HSK 5

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