一山不容二虎 yī shān bù róng èr hǔ

(of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
  2. 2. fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3. lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
容 róng HSK 3
to contain; to hold; to allow
二 èr HSK 1
two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
虎 hǔ HSK 4
tiger