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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) (of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; absolutely irreconcilable
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Original source entry:

不共戴天 不共戴天 [bu4 gong4 dai4 tian1] /(idiom) (of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; absolutely irreconcilable/

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不共戴天
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