薰莸不同器 in English xun1 you2 bu4 tong2 qi4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiomatic expression)
  • bad people and good people do not mix

Simplified Characters

薰 莸 不 同 器

Traditional Characters

薰 蕕 不 同 器

Pinyin

xun1 you2 bu4 tong2 qi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

薰xun1fragrance 莸you2Caryopteris divaricata 不bu4(negative prefix) 同tong2(used in given names) 器qi4device