一山不容二虎

yī shān bù róng èr hǔ

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Definitions

1. lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
2. fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
3. (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

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Child Words of 一山不容二虎

• 一 一 yī: one
• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 不容 不容 bù róng: must not
• 二 二 èr: two
• 山 山 shān: mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])
• 虎 虎 hǔ: tiger
• 容 容 róng: to contain