不是鱼死就是网破

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

Character by character

• 不(bù)no
• 是(shì)be
• 鱼(yú)surname Yu
• 死(sǐ)die
• 就(jiù)then
• 是(shì)be
• 网(wǎng)net
• 破(pò)broken