二虎相斗，必有一伤 èr hǔ xiāng dòu ， bì yǒu yī shāng

fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
  2. 2. lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
二 èr HSK 1
two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
虎 hǔ HSK 4
tiger
相 xiāng HSK 3
each other; one another; mutually
斗 dòu HSK 5
to fight; to contend; to struggle
必 bì HSK 3
must; necessarily; certainly
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
伤 shāng HSK 4
to injure; injury; wound