liǎng​hǔ​xiāng​zhēng​bì​yǒu​yī​shāng

when two tigers fight, one is bound to be hurt

两虎相争,必有一伤 兩虎相爭,必有一傷 liǎng​hǔ​xiāng​zhēng​bì​yǒu​yī​shāng
when two tigers fight, one is bound to be hurt
Literally means that when two tigers fight each other, one will surely be injured; used to describe how a conflict between two powerful parties or factions will inevitably result in loss or damage for at least one of them

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