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两虎相争
兩虎相爭
liǎng
hǔ
xiāng
zhēng
lit. two tigers fighting (idiom)
fig. fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
CEDICT
比喻
两
强
互相
争斗
。
如
:「
两
队
实力
相当
,
今晚
冠
亚军
争夺战
,
是
场
两虎相争
的
比赛
。」
也
作
「
两
虎
共
斗
」、「
两虎相斗
」。
重編國語辭典
Entry Composition
1
两
liǎng
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty
斤
jīn
(old)
2
虎
hǔ
tiger
classifier:
隻
3
相争
xiāng
zhēng
to vie against one another
to fight each other
mutual aggression
Containing this entry
两虎相争,必有一伤
liǎng
hǔ
xiāng
zhēng
,
bì
yǒu
yī
shāng
lit. if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
fig. if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt