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不是鱼死就是网破

bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
  3. 3. it's either him or me