道不同不相为谋 in English dao4 bu4 tong2 bu4 xiang1 wei2 mou2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together
  • to go separate ways (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

道 不 同 不 相 为 谋

Traditional Characters

道 不 同 不 相 為 謀

Pinyin

dao4 bu4 tong2 bu4 xiang1 wei2 mou2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

道dao4road 不bu4(negative prefix) 同tong2(used in given names) 不bu4(negative prefix) 相xiang1surname Xiang 为wei4as (in the capacity of) 谋mou2to plan