兩虎相爭,必有一傷 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng

DEFINITIONS

  1. if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt

CHARACTERS

兩 liǎng two, both, pair, couple; ounce
虎 hǔ tiger; brave, fierce; surname
相 xiāng mutual, reciprocal, each other
爭 zhēng to dispute, fight, contend, strive
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