一山不容二虎

yī shān bù róng èr hǔ

Dictionary entry

lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)

What does 一山不容二虎 mean?

一山不容二虎 (yī shān bù róng èr hǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)

2fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us

3(of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

Character breakdown

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一yīone · single 山Shānsurname Shan 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-容Róngsurname Rong 二èrtwo · 2 虎hǔtiger · CL:隻|只[zhi1]

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一山不容二虎

yī shān bù róng èr hǔ

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