此消彼长

Traditional (Taiwan): 此消彼長

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cǐxiāobǐzhǎng ㄘˇ ㄒㄧㄠㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄤˇ

- one declines while the other flourishes one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
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