不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
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1 not to be crushed (idiom)
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2 to be determined to have one's revenge
二虎相斗,必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
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1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
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2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
你争我夺
nǐ zhēng wǒ duó
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1 lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter
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2 fierce rivalry
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3 tug-of-war
两国相争,不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
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1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
两虎相争
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
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1 two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
两虎相争,必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng
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1 if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
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2 if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
两虎相斗
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu
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1 two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries
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2 a battle of the giants
两虎相斗,必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
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1 when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
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2 if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
分秒必争
fēn miǎo bì zhēng
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1 seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
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2 every moment counts
力争上游
lì zhēng shàng yóu
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1 to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result
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2 to have high ambitions
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
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1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
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2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
只争朝夕
zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī
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1 to seize every minute (idiom)
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2 to make the best use of one's time
困兽犹斗
kùn shòu yóu dòu
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1 a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)
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2 to fight like an animal at bay
坐山观虎斗
zuò shān guān hǔ dòu
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1 sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight
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2 watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)
好男不跟女斗
hǎo nán bù gēn nu:3 dòu
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1 a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)
明争暗斗
míng zhēng àn dòu
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1 to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
争先恐后
zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
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1 striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
争分夺秒
zhēng fēn duó miǎo
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1 lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time
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2 making every second count
争名夺利
zhēng míng duó lì
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1 to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth
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2 only interested in personal gain