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薰莸不同器
xūn​yóu​bù​tóng​qì

good and bad people do not mix

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
薰莸不同器 薰蕕不同器 xūn​yóu​bù​tóng​qì
good and bad people do not mix
Literally "fragrant herbs and foul herbs are not stored in the same vessel"; an idiom meaning that good and bad people cannot coexist or should be kept apart.

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  • 薰莸异器 xūn​yóu​yì​qì
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