突然就水火不容了呢？
“Why can't they get along?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“How did this engaged couple become estranged?”
突然就 水火不容 了呢？
“Why can't they get along?”
这萧珣一开始
“From the very beginning,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Derived from classical Chinese elemental philosophy, portraying two forces that naturally destroy or extinguish each other when brought together.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
incompatible as water and fire; utterly irreconcilable
A common four-character idiom (chengyu) used to describe two people or factions in sharp, hostile opposition.
suddenly; all of a sudden
Used in spoken Chinese to emphasize the unexpected and swift transition into a new state.
Softens the rhetorical query while expressing mild perplexity and prompting an explanation.
