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你爭我奪

简你争我夺 · 繁你爭我奪

Mandarin · pinyin nǐ zhēng wǒ duó

lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter
fierce rivalry
tug-of-war

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你: nǐ · you, second person pronoun
爭: Look up this written character
我: wǒ · our, us, i, me, my, we
奪: Look up this written character
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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