两败俱伤 liǎng bài jù shāng

both sides suffer (idiom); neither side wins

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 28464th word

Definitions

  1. 1. both sides suffer (idiom)
  2. 2. neither side wins

Characters

Character Meaning
两 liǎng HSK 2
two; both; some
败 bài HSK 4
to fail; to lose (to an opponent); to defeat
俱 jù HSK 5
entirely; without exception; (literary) to be together
伤 shāng HSK 4
to injure; injury; wound