一见高低

一見高低
yījiàngāodī
  1. lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
  2. fig. to cross swords with
  3. to lock horns

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Entry Composition

1 一见 yījiàn one glance; a look
2 高低 gāodī
  1. height; level; (music) pitch
  2. relative superiority
  3. propriety; discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低 bùzhīgāodī)
  4. no matter what; just; simply (will not ..., must ... etc)
  5. at long last

Related entries

顶牛儿 dǐngniúr
  1. to push with the forehead
  2. to lock horns
  3. to be at loggerheads