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不是魚死就是網破
简 不是鱼死就是网破 · 繁 不是魚死就是網破Mandarin · pinyin bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
Meanings
- lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
- fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
- it's either him or me
Characters in this entry
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 是
- shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
- 魚
- yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
- 死
- sǐ · die; dead; death
- 就
- jiù · just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
- 網
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- 破
- pò · break, ruin, destroy; rout
- 鱼
- yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
- 网
- wǎng · net; network; Kangxi radical 122
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Mandarin tones
4–4–2–3–4–4–3–4 · bu4 shi4 yu2 si3 jiu4 shi4 wang3 po4
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