liǎng​xióng​bù​jù​lì

two great powers cannot coexist

  1. two
    two; used before most measure words, with the number ten, or with large units like thousand or ten thousand; also used for things that come in pairs
  2. powerful person or state
    (bound form) a person, group, or country with great power and influence; a hero or leader
  3. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  4. adjective
    together
    Literary word meaning together or at the same time as others
  5. adjectivenoun
    to exist
    (bound form) to exist; to live; to survive