汉贼不两立 in English Han4 zei2 bu4 liang3 li4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] and Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] cannot coexist (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically two enemies cannot live under the same sky
  • (former KMT slogan against CCP) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"

Simplified Characters

汉 贼 不 两 立

Traditional Characters

漢 賊 不 兩 立

Pinyin

Han4 zei2 bu4 liang3 li4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

汉han4Han ethnic group 贼zei2thief 不bu4(negative prefix) 两liang3two 立li4surname Li