一山不容二虎

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Chinese

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one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
mountain; hill
to not allow; to not tolerate; to not brook
to not allow; to not tolerate; to not brook; to not accommodate; to not welcome
 
two tiger
trad. (一山不容二虎) 不容
simp. #(一山不容二虎) 不容
Literally: “One mountain cannot contain two tigers.”

Pronunciation

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Proverb

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一山不容二虎

  1. Two strong people are incompatible and cannot coexist in the same place.

Synonyms

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See also

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