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不是鱼死就是网破

bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò

8-character word Traditional 不是魚死就是網破

What 不是鱼死就是网破 means

1. lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
2. fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
3. it's either him or me

The characters in 不是鱼死就是网破

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true…
• 鱼yúfish; used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鲍鱼
• 死sǐto die; impassable; uncrossable
• 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as…
• 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true…
• 网wǎngnet; web; network; to net; to catch with a net
• 破pòbroken; damaged; worn out