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Chinese proverb
When two tigers fight
Traditional Chinese兩虎相爭
Simplified Chinese两虎相争
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLéuhng fú sēung jāng
JyutpingLoeng5 fu2 soeng1 zang1

"When two tigers fight" is a Chinese proverb or chengyu (four-character idiom). It refers to the inevitability that when rivals clash (a recurring theme in traditional Chinese historiography), even though they are great figures, one of them must fall.

References

  1. Jiao, Liwei; Stone, Benjamin (2014-06-11). 500 Common Chinese Proverbs and Colloquial Expressions: An Annotated Frequency Dictionary. Routledge. p. 268. ISBN 9781134652358.
  2. Akenos, Aris. 4327 Chinese Idioms. Lulu.com. pp. 233–234. ISBN 9781471608513.
  3. Rohsenow, John S. (2003). ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs (Yanyu) (in English and Chinese). University of Hawaii Press. p. 84. ISBN 9780824827700.
  4. LaFleur, Robert André (2003). China: A Global Studies Handbook. ABC-CLIO. p. 184. ISBN 9781576072844.
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