一物降一物
yī​wù​xiáng​yī​wù

everything has its vanquisher

  • created sense approved 一物降一物 · yī​wù​xiáng​yī​wù · everything has its vanquisher — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一物降一物

    yī​wù​xiáng​yī​wù

    everything has its vanquisher

    lit. one thing conquers another; used to describe how every person or thing, no matter how powerful, has a weakness or a nemesis that can overcome it

    yí​wù​xiáng​yí​wù

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 物 (literal) → 物 · wù · thing 降 (literal) → 降 · xiáng · to subdue 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 物 (literal) → 物 · wù · thing

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense