English：
A metaphor for two things or people that are completely opposite and cannot coexist harmoniously.
中文：
比喻两种事物或两个人完全对立，无法和谐共存。
Origin English: This idiom comes from ancient Chinese philosophy. Water and fire are mutually restraining five elements, which cannot coexist, and are extended to opposing people or things.
Origin Chinese: 该成语源自中国古代哲学，水火为五行相克之物，无法共存，引申为对立的人或事物。
📌 Example 1
They are water fire not fit, never get along 🤝
他们水火不容，从来相处不来
📌 Example 2
Oil and water are water fire not fit ⚗️
油和水水火不容
📌 Example 3
The two ideas are water fire not fit 💡
这两个理念水火不容
📌 Example 4
They are water fire not fit in character 😠
他们性格水火不容
📌 Example 5
Work and rest are not water fire not fit ⚖️
工作和休息并非水火不容
📌 Example 6
The two teams are water fire not fit ⚔️
两个团队水火不容
📌 Example 7
Love and hate are sometimes water fire not fit ❤️💔
爱与恨有时水火不容
📌 Example 8
Tradition and innovation are not water fire not fit 🔄
传统与创新并非水火不容
📌 Example 9
We can't be water fire not fit, we need tolerance 🕊️
我们不能水火不容，需要包容
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什么事；什么东西
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多喝热水
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韭菜盒子
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How can this be
这怎么可能；怎么会这样
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马马虎虎；一般般
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麻辣烤鱼
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豆浆
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