liǎng​hǔ​xiāng​zhēng​bì​yǒu​yī​shāng

when two tigers fight, one is bound to be hurt

Senses

两虎相争,必有一伤/ 兩虎相爭,必有一傷 liǎng​hǔ​xiāng​zhēng​bì​yǒu​yī​shāng (also liǎng​hǔ​xiāng​zhēng​bì​yǒu​yì​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

References

variant 两虎相争,必有一伤/兩虎相爭,必有一傷 两虎相斗,必有一伤/兩虎相鬥,必有一傷