- the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
- incompatible standpoints
Characters
- 势 (勢): power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals
- 不 (不): no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 两 (兩): two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- 立 (立): surname Li
Resources
- Wiktionary: 势不两立
- MDBG: 势不两立
- Examples with 势不两立 on Tatoeba
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