不是鱼死就是网破

bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 不是鱼死就是网破

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 就 就 jiù: (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
• 就是 就是 jiù shì: exactly; precisely
• 是 是 shì: to be (followed by substantives only)
• 死 死 sǐ: to die
• 破 破 pò: broken
• 网 网 wǎng: net
• 鱼 鱼 yú: fish
• 不是 不是 bú shi: fault
• 不是 不是 bù shì: no