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两虎相争，必有一伤

liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng

9-character word Traditional 兩虎相爭，必有一傷

What 两虎相争，必有一伤 means

1. (lit.) if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
2. (fig.) if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt

The characters in 两虎相争，必有一伤

• 两liǎngtwo; both; some
• 虎hǔtiger
• 相xiāngeach other; one another; mutually
• 争zhēngto strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate
• 必bìcertainly; must; will
• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 伤shāngto injure; injury; wound