两虎相争，必有一伤
liǎng​hǔ​xiāng​zhēng​bì​yǒu​yī​shāng

when two tigers fight, one is bound to be hurt

  • created reference approved 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 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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

    两虎相斗，必有一伤 / 兩虎相鬥，必有一傷 liǎng​hǔ​xiāng​dòu​bì​yǒu​yī​shāng

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  • created sense approved 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 — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    liǎng​hǔ​xiāng​zhēng​bì​yǒu​yì​shāng

    两 (literal) → 两/兩 · liǎng · two 虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger 相争 (literal) → 相争/相爭 · xiāng​zhēng · to compete; conflict ， (non_chinese) 必 (literal) → 必 · bì · certainly 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 伤 (literal) → 伤/傷 · shāng · injury

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