一山不容二虎 in English yi1 shan1 bu4 rong2 er4 hu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the mountain can't have two tigers (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  • (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

Simplified Characters

一 山 不 容 二 虎

Traditional Characters

一 山 不 容 二 虎

Pinyin

yi1 shan1 bu4 rong2 er4 hu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 山shan1surname Shan 不bu4(negative prefix) 容rong2surname Rong 二er4two 虎hu3tiger