不是东风压倒西风，就是西风压倒东风不是東風壓倒西風，就是西風壓倒東風不是東風壓倒西風，就是西風壓倒東風

either the east wind overpowers the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Between opposing sides, one must prevail over the other, with no middle ground. Famously associated with Mao Zedong.

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Simplified: 不是东风压倒西风，就是西风压倒东风
Traditional (Taiwan): 不是東風壓倒西風，就是西風壓倒東風
Pinyin: bú shì dōngfēngyādǎoxīfēng, jiùshì Xīfēng yādǎo dōngfēng
Bopomofo: ㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄉㄨㄥㄈㄥㄧㄚㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄈㄥ，ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄈㄥㄧㄚㄉㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄥㄈㄥ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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