不通水火 bùtōngshuǐhuǒ to have no contact Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 不通 bùtōng to not communicate to have no contact or interaction; not to be in common use or shared between parties水火 shuǐhuǒ water and fire water and fire; also used to refer to basic necessities of life or the act of cooking and preparing food