二虎相鬥，必有一傷 èr hǔ xiāng dòu ， bì yǒu yī shāng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

二 èr
HSK 1
two; twice
虎 hǔ
HSK 4
tiger; brave, fierce; surname
相 xiāng
HSK 3
mutual, reciprocal, each other
鬥 dòu struggle, fight, compete, contend
必 bì
HSK 3
surely, most certainly; must
有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
傷 shāng wound, injury; fall ill from