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兩虎相爭

简两虎相争 · 繁兩虎相爭

Mandarin · pinyin liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng

(lit.) two tigers fighting (idiom)
(fig.) fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries

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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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两: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
争: zhēng · dispute, fight, contend, strive

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3–3–1–1 · liang3 hu3 xiang1 zheng1

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loeng5 fu2 soeng1 zang1

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