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弱肉强食

ruò ròu qiáng shí

4-character word Traditional 弱肉強食

What 弱肉强食 means

1. (lit.) the weak are prey to the strong (idiom)
2. (fig.) the law of the jungle

The characters in 弱肉强食

• 弱ruòweak; feeble; young; inferior; not as good as
• 肉ròumeat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit)
• 强qiángstrong; powerful; better
• 食shíto eat; food; animal feed

Example sentences

• 弱肉强食。
  Ruòròuqiángshí.
  The weak are food for the strong.