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相争

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xiāng zhēng

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Definitions

  1. 1. to vie against one another
  2. 2. to fight each other
  3. 3. mutual aggression

Words Containing 相争

正邪相争
zhèng xié xiāng zhēng

term in TCM describing the progress of disease as an opposition between vital energy 正氣|正气[zhèng qì] and pathogeny 邪氣|邪气[xié qì]

两国相争,不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ

when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)

两虎相争
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng

two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries

楚汉相争
chǔ hàn xiāng zhēng

see 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[chǔ hàn zhàn zhēng]

两虎相争,必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng

if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)

鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利
yù bàng xiāng zhēng , yú wēng dé lì

lit. when the snipe and the clam grapple with each other, the fisherman catches them both (idiom)

Child Words of 相争

相
xiāng

each other

相
xiàng

appearance

争
zhēng

to strive for

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