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不是鱼死就是网破【bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò】

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

不是鱼死就是网破【bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò】

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

不

HSK 11

含义no, not; un-; negative prefix

拼音bù

是

HSK 11

含义indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that

拼音shì

鱼

HSK 2

含义fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

拼音yú

死

HSK 32

含义die; dead; death

拼音sǐ

就

HSK 11

含义just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near

拼音jiù

网

HSK 1

含义net; network; Kangxi radical 122

拼音wǎng

破

HSK 31

含义break, ruin, destroy; rout

拼音pò