鱼死网破 yú sǐ wǎng pò

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. either the fish dies or the net splits
  2. a life and death struggle (idiom)

CHARACTERS

鱼 yú
HSK 2
fish; surname; KangXi radical 195
死 sǐ
HSK 4
die; dead; death
网 wǎng
HSK 3
net; network; KangXi radical 122
破 pò
HSK 4
break, ruin, destroy; rout