鱼死网破 in English yu2 si3 wang3 po4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) either the fish dies or the net splits
  • a life and death struggle (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

鱼 死 网 破

Traditional Characters

魚 死 網 破

Pinyin

yu2 si3 wang3 po4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

鱼yu2surname Yu 死si3to die 网wang3net 破po4broken