两虎相争，必有一伤

liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng

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Definitions

1. if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
2. if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt

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Child Words of 两虎相争，必有一伤

• 一 一 yī: one
• 伤 伤 shāng: to injure
• 两 两 liǎng: two
• 必 必 bì: certainly
• 有 有 yǒu: to have; there is
• 争 争 zhēng: to strive for
• 虎 虎 hǔ: tiger
• 两虎相争 两虎相争 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng: two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
• 相 相 xiāng: each other
• 相 相 xiàng: appearance
• 相争 相争 xiāng zhēng: to vie against one another