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弱肉强食 — “The law of the jungle”

弱肉强食 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the law of the jungle”. Survival of the fittest, where the weak are prey to the strong. Literally, “The weak are prey to the strong”.

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弱肉强食 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 弱ruò
  • 肉ròu
  • 强qiáng
  • 食shí

弱肉强食 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
弱
ruò10weak, feeble, delicate
肉
ròu6flesh, meat, or pulp
强
qiáng12strong, powerful, or intense
食
shí9eat food eclipse

Example Sentence with 弱肉强食

在充满竞争的市场环境中,许多小规模的企业最终面临着弱肉强食的现实。
In a highly competitive market environment, many small-scale businesses ultimately face the reality of the weak being prey to the strong.

Idioms Related to 弱肉强食

Synonyms of 弱肉强食

  • zhàng仗shì势qī欺rén人abuse power to bully others
  • yǐ以qiáng强líng凌ruò弱The strong bully the weak

Antonyms of 弱肉强食

  • hé和píng平gòng共chǔ处peaceful coexistence

More idioms starting with 弱

  • ruò弱bù不hǎo好nòng弄serious and disinclined to play in youth
  • ruò弱bù不jīn禁fēng风too weak to withstand the wind
  • ruò弱bù不shèng胜yī衣too frail to bear one's clothes
  • ruò弱guàn冠zhī之nián年age of twenty for a man
  • ruò弱rú如fú扶bìng病as weak as supporting an ailing body
  • ruò弱běn本qiáng强mò末weak core, strong periphery
  • ruò弱shuǐ水zhī之gé隔separated by an immense distance

Questions about 弱肉强食

What does 弱肉强食 mean?
弱肉强食 (ruò ròu qiáng shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the law of the jungle”.
How do you pronounce 弱肉强食?
弱肉强食 is pronounced ruò ròu qiáng shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 弱肉强食 literally mean?
Literally, 弱肉强食 means “the weak are prey to the strong”. It is used to mean “the law of the jungle”.
What is the Chinese definition of 弱肉强食?
原指动物中弱者被强者吞食。比喻弱的被强的吞并。
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