一物降一物 in English yi1 wu4 xiang2 yi1 wu4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) one object bests another object
  • every item has a weakness (idiomatic expression)
  • there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock

Simplified Characters

一 物 降 一 物

Traditional Characters

一 物 降 一 物

Pinyin

yi1 wu4 xiang2 yi1 wu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 物wu4thing 降jiang4to drop 一yi1one 物wu4thing