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mutual harm

  • 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 · mutual harm

    两虎相争,必有一伤 / 兩虎相爭,必有一傷

    liǎng​hǔ​xiāng​zhēng, bì​yǒu​yī​shāng

    mutual harm

    lit. if two tigers fight, one will get injured; fig. if two powerful parties engage in conflict, someone is bound to get hurt.

    俗话说,两虎相争,必有一伤,与其斗得两败俱伤,不如握手言和。

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