ひょう
氷
たん
炭
あい
相
い
容
　
れ
　
ず

expression

Proverb.
  1. having completely different natures and being incompatible with each other, like oil and water, ice and (charcoal) fire cannot coexist.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ひょう
氷
たん
炭
あい
相
い
容
　
れ
　
ず
 氷炭相容れず ひょうたんあいいれず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

icicle, ice, hail
こおり　ヒョウ　ひ (3rd, N2)
water
みず　スイ　み (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
charcoal, coal
タン　すみ (3rd, N2)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
ashes, puckery juice, cremate
はい　カイ (6th, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
inter-, mutual, together
あい-　ソウ　ショウ (3rd, N3)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
contain, form, looks
ヨウ　い.れる　かた (5th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
valley
たに　や　コク (2nd, N2)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)