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兩虎相爭，必有一傷

简两虎相争，必有一伤 · 繁兩虎相爭，必有一傷

Mandarin · pinyin liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng

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

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兩: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
虎: hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
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必: bì · surely, most certainly; must
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
傷: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from
两: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
争: zhēng · dispute, fight, contend, strive
伤: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from

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