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