你爭我奪

简 你争我夺 · 繁 你爭我奪
Mandarin · pinyin nǐ zhēng wǒ duó

Meanings

  1. lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter
  2. fierce rivalry
  3. tug-of-war
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你
nǐ · you, second person pronoun
爭
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我
wǒ · our, us, i, me, my, we
奪
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争
zhēng · dispute, fight, contend, strive
夺
duó · take by force, rob, snatch
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3–1–3–2 · ni3 zheng1 wo3 duo2

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你爭我奪 · ni3 zheng1 wo3 duo2
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Exact source record你爭我奪 你争我夺 [ni3 zheng1 wo3 duo2] /lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter/fierce rivalry/tug-of-war/