Fire and water are incompatible

Fire and water are incompatible

Water and fire are not compatible. Metaphors are opposite and incompatible. It comes from Shuogua in the book of changes: "so water and fire do not catch each other."

[usage]: subject predicate type; as predicate and complement; refers to the uncoordinated relationship between the two [example]: they make trouble [synonym]: irreconcilable, irreconcilable, incompatible [antonym]: water and fire blend [lantern riddle]: quit smoking tea