- 好不容易 hǎobùróngyì with great difficultyvery difficult; after going through a lot of trouble
- 义不容辞 yìbùróngcí to be duty-boundto be duty-bound or morally obligated to act; to be something that one cannot shirk without dishonor
- 刻不容缓 kèbùrónghuǎn extremely urgentto brook no delay; to demand immediate action without a second's delay
- 不容置疑 bùróngzhìyí unquestionableunquestionable; beyond doubt; so true or certain that it does not allow for any skepticism
- 水火不容 shuǐhuǒbùróng completely incompatibleLiterally "fire and water cannot coexist"; used to describe two people or groups who are mutually exclusive or fundamentally opposed.
- 天理不容 tiānlǐbùróng intolerable by heaven's lawsunpardonable by the laws of nature; describing a person or action that is so wicked, cruel, or contrary to morality that it is beyond forgiveness or divine tolerance
- 间不容发 jiānbùróngfà by a hair's breadthextremely critical or precarious situation where not even a single hair can be inserted between things
- 不容分说 bùróngfēnshuō to allow no explanationTo allow no explanation or room for argument; to act without letting someone explain themselves.
- 天地不容 tiāndìbùróng unforgivableDescribes a person or a crime that is so heinous and wicked that neither heaven nor earth can tolerate it
- 罪不容诛 zuìbùróngzhū death cannot atone for the crimedescribes a crime so heinous that even executing the offender would not be enough to atone for it; guilty of most atrocious crimes
- 不容置辩 bùróngzhìbiàn beyond disputeindisputable; not to be denied; not brooking any argument
- 不容置喙 bùróngzhìhuì to allow no room for interruptionnot to allow others to put in a word; to permit no interruption or criticism
- 间不容息 jiānbùróngxī in a split secondIn the blink of an eye; used to describe a situation that is extremely urgent or time that is so tight it does not allow for a single breath of breath of delay
- 不容易 bùróngyì not easydifficult; not simple to do or achieve
- 一山不容二虎 yīshānbùróng'èrhǔ this town ain't big enough for the both of usLiterally "one mountain cannot hold two tigers"; used to describe two equally powerful rivals who cannot coexist in the same place.