If two tigers fight each other, there must be a wound(èr hǔ xiāng dòu，bì yǒu yī shāng)

If two tigers fight each other, there must be a wound

When two ferocious tigers fight, one of them must be injured. This is a metaphor for the fact that both sides of the enemy are powerful and that one side will suffer as a result of fierce struggle.

interpretation

Pronunciation: è RH ǔ Xi ā NGD ò u, B ì y ǒ uy ī sh ā ng source: the fourth chapter of the legend of beheading ghosts by Yanxia Sanren of Ming Dynasty: "it's called two tigers fighting. There must be a wound. It's easy when he hurts one."

original text

Chuang Tzu wanted to stab the tiger, and Guan Lizi made it, saying: "the two tigers eat cattle. If they eat sweetly, they must fight. If they fight, they will fight. If they fight, they will be hurt. If they fight, they will die. From the injury and stab, at one stroke will have the name of double tiger Chuang Tzu thought it was, and he made it necessary. There are two tiger fruit fight, big injury, small death. Chuang Tzu stabbed it from the wound, and the result was double tiger. When Chuang Tzu wanted to stab the tiger, Guan Lizi stopped him and said, "the two tigers are just going to eat the cattle. If the food is good, they will fight with each other. If they fight, they will fight. The big tiger will be injured and the little tiger will die. If you catch up with the wounded tiger and kill it, you will surely get the name of killing the two tigers at one stroke. " Chuang Tzu thinks (what Guan Lizi said) that's right. He stands and waits. After a while, the two tigers fought each other. The big tiger hurt and the little tiger died. Chuang Tzu caught up with the wounded tiger and assassinated him. He really gained the skill of assassinating Shuanghu.

enlightenment

1. From the human point of view: we should think twice before we act. We should see clearly the interests before we act. We should look for the best opportunity. Only in this way can we kill two birds with one stone. 2. From the perspective of animals: don't kill each other of the same kind, it's the two sides that suffer.

Chinese PinYin : èr hǔ xiāng dòu，bì yǒu yī shāng