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薰蕕不同器 (fan1 jau4 bat1 tung4 hei3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

薰蕕不同器 (fan1 jau4 bat1 tung4 hei3, xūn yóu bù tóng qì) — lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom); bad people and good people do not mix

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 薰風 (fan1 fung1) — warm southerly or southeasterly wind
• 薰 (fan1) — fragrance; warm; to educate; variant of 熏xūn [熏]; a medicinal herb; to cauteriz…
• 薰心 (fan1 sam1) — (of greed, lust etc) to dominate one's thoughts
• 薰衣草 (fan1 ji1 cou2) — lavender (genus Lavandula)
• 薰陶 (fan1 tou4) — to seep in; to influence; to nurture; influence; training
• 份人 (fan6 jan4) — one's personality

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