大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米
dà​yú​chī​xiǎo​yú​xiǎo​yú​chī​xiā​mǐ

the big fish eat the small fish and the small fish eat the shrimp

  • created sense approved 大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米/大魚吃小魚，小魚吃蝦米 · dà​yú​chī​xiǎo​yú​xiǎo​yú​chī​xiā​mǐ · the big fish eat the small fish and the small fish eat the shrimp — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米 / 大魚吃小魚，小魚吃蝦米

    dà​yú​chī​xiǎo​yú​xiǎo​yú​chī​xiā​mǐ

    the big fish eat the small fish and the small fish eat the shrimp

    big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp; an idiom describing a hierarchy where the strong prey on the weak or the law of the jungle

    大鱼吃小鱼 (literal) → 大鱼吃小鱼/大魚吃小魚 · dà​yú​chī​xiǎo​yú · the strong prey on the weak ， (non_chinese) 小鱼 (literal) → 小鱼/小魚 · xiǎo​yú · small fish 吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to eat 虾米 (literal) → 虾米/蝦米 · xiā​mi · small shrimp

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    created sense