龙虎相斗,鱼虾遭殃 龍虎相鬥,魚蝦遭殃 龍虎相鬥,魚蝦遭殃

when dragon and tiger fight, the fish and shrimp suffer

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
When powerful people fight, the small and weak get hurt. Said sympathetically. Close to 'when elephants fight, the grass suffers'.
Simplified
龙虎相斗,鱼虾遭殃
Traditional (Taiwan)
龍虎相鬥,魚蝦遭殃
Pinyin
lónghǔ xiāng dòu, yúxiā zāoyāng
Bopomofo
ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄡˋ,ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄚ ㄗㄠ ㄧㄤ

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

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