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二虎相鬥，必有一傷

简二虎相斗，必有一伤 · 繁二虎相鬥，必有一傷

Mandarin · pinyin èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng

see 兩虎相爭，必有一傷 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng, bì yǒu yī shāng

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二: èr · two; twice
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
斗: dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii
伤: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from

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