氷ひょう炭たん

noun

ice and charcoal; contradiction

Literary or classical expression for two things that are completely opposite or incompatible, like ice and hot coals. Often used in metaphorical contexts.

• 彼かれの言げん動どうは氷ひょう炭たん相あい容いれない矛む盾じゅんに満みちている。

  His words and actions are full of contradictions that cannot coexist, like ice and hot coals.