When two tigers fight
When two tigers fight | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Yale Romanization | Léuhng fú sēung jāng |
Jyutping | Loeng5 fu2 soeng1 zang1 |
"When two tigers fight" is a Chinese proverb or chengyu (four-character idiom). It refers to the inevitability that when rivals clash (a recurring theme in traditional Chinese historiography), even though they are great figures, one of them must fall.[1][2][self-published source?][3][4]
References
- ISBN 9781134652358.
- ISBN 9781471608513.
- ISBN 9780824827700.
- ISBN 9781576072844.