鱼死网破

Traditional: 魚死網破

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Dictionary entry

lit. either the fish dies or the net splits

What does 鱼死网破 mean?

鱼死网破 (yú sǐ wǎng pò) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. either the fish dies or the net splits

2a life and death struggle (idiom)

Character breakdown

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鱼Yúsurname Yu 死sǐto die · impassable 网wǎngnet; web · network 破pòbroken · damaged

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