不是鱼死就是网破

Traditional: 不是魚死就是網破

bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò

Dictionary entry

lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)

What does 不是鱼死就是网破 mean?

不是鱼死就是网破 (bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)

2fig. it's a life-and-death struggle

3it's either him or me

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-是shìto be (followed by substantives only) · correct; right; true 鱼Yúsurname Yu 死sǐto die · impassable 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then · (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 网wǎngnet; web · network 破pòbroken · damaged

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How to pronounce 不是鱼死就是网破

不是鱼死就是网破

bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò

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