一物降一物 yī wù xiáng yī wù

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. one object bests another object
  2. every item has a weakness (idiom)
  3. there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
物 wù
HSK 3
thing, substance, creature
降 xiáng
HSK 4
descend, fall, drop; lower, down
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
物 wù
HSK 3
thing, substance, creature