氷炭相容れず ひょうたんあいいれず Meanings Expression having completely different natures and being incompatible with each other; like oil and water (literally: ice and (charcoal) fire cannot coexist) See also: 相容れない (あいいれない). Kanji 氷 ice. Read as ヒョウ. 炭 carbon. Read as タン. 相 mutual. Read as あい. 容 contain. Read as いれる. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists