两虎相斗，必有一伤 in English liang3 hu3 xiang1 dou4 , bi4 you3 yi1 shang1 Meaning

Meanings

  • when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiomatic expression)
  • if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.

Simplified Characters

两 虎 相 斗 ， 必 有 一 伤

Traditional Characters

兩 虎 相 鬥 ， 必 有 一 傷

Pinyin

liang3 hu3 xiang1 dou4 , bi4 you3 yi1 shang1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

两liang3two 虎hu3tiger 相xiang1surname Xiang 斗dou4abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] ， 必bi4certainly 有you3to have 一yi1one 伤shang1to injure