龙争虎斗 in English long2 zheng1 hu3 dou4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiomatic expression); fierce battle between giants

Simplified Characters

龙 争 虎 斗

Traditional Characters

龍 爭 虎 鬥

Pinyin

long2 zheng1 hu3 dou4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

龙long2surname Long 争zheng1to strive for 虎hu3tiger 斗dou4abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]