同行是冤家同行是冤家同行是冤家

people in the same trade are enemies

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Rivals in the same line of work tend to resent each other because of competition. Said cynically; the book calls it old-fashioned.

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Simplified: 同行是冤家
Pinyin: tóngháng shì yuānjia
Bopomofo: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄤˊ ㄕˋ ㄩㄢ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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