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鱼死网破 — “A do-or-die struggle”

鱼死网破 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a do-or-die struggle”. To fight to the bitter end, resulting in mutual destruction or a no-win situation for both parties. Literally, “Fish dies, net breaks”.

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鱼死网破 Pronunciation and Pinyin

鱼死网破 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
鱼
yú8aquatic vertebrate with gills and fins
死
sǐ6to die
网
wǎng6net, web, or network
破
pò10break, destroy, or defeat

Example Sentence with 鱼死网破

他们之间的竞争已经到了鱼死网破的地步,谁也不肯让步。
Their competition has reached a do-or-die stage; neither side is willing to give in.

Idioms Related to 鱼死网破

Synonyms of 鱼死网破

  • nǐ你sǐ死wǒ我huó活a fight to the death
  • yù鹬bàng蚌xiāng相zhēng争third party benefits from two parties' conflict

Antonyms of 鱼死网破

  • tóng同zhōu舟gòng共jì济pull together in a common cause
  • hé和píng平gòng共chǔ处peaceful coexistence
  • hé和zhōng衷gòng共jì济pull together to overcome difficulties

More idioms starting with 鱼

  • yú鱼yǔ与xióng熊zhǎng掌two desirable but unobtainable things
  • yú鱼shū书yàn雁xìn信letters and correspondence
  • yú鱼shū书yàn雁tiě帖letters and correspondence
  • yú鱼shū书yàn雁bó帛Letters or correspondence
  • yú鱼chuán传chǐ尺sù素send a love letter
  • yú鱼shēng升lóng龙mén门Achieve great success or rise to high position
  • yú鱼xiàn县niǎo鸟cuàn窜precarious and vulnerable situation
  • yú鱼dà大shuǐ水xiǎo小too many demands for too few resources
  • yú鱼fēng封yàn雁tiē帖letters and correspondence
  • yú鱼wěi尾yàn雁xíng行military or naval V-formation
  • yú鱼bó帛hú狐shēng声Fabricate omens to manipulate public opinion
  • yú鱼bó帛hú狐gōu篝Fabricate omens to manipulate public opinion

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What does 鱼死网破 mean?

鱼死网破 (yú sǐ wǎng pò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a do-or-die struggle”.

How do you pronounce 鱼死网破?

鱼死网破 is pronounced yú sǐ wǎng pò in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 鱼死网破 literally mean?

Literally, 鱼死网破 means “Fish dies, net breaks”. It is used to mean “a do-or-die struggle”.

What is the Chinese definition of 鱼死网破?

不是鱼死,就是网破。指拼个你死我活。

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