不共戴天
bù​gòng​dài​tiān

absolutely irreconcilable

  • created sense approved 不共戴天 · bù​gòng​dài​tiān · absolutely irreconcilable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不共戴天

    bù​gòng​dài​tiān

    absolutely irreconcilable

    Literally "not living under the same sky"; describes an extreme hatred between enemies who cannot both exist in the world, often used in the context of seeking revenge for a murdered parent.

    bú​gòng​dài​tiān

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 共 (literal) → 共 · gòng · to share 戴天 (literal) → 戴天 · dài​tiān · to be alive

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    created sense