1 lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter
2 fierce rivalry
3 tug-of-war
两国相争,不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
两虎相争
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
1 two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
两虎相争,必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng
1 if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
2 if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
分秒必争
fēn miǎo bì zhēng
1 seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
2 every moment counts
力争上游
lì zhēng shàng yóu
1 to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result
2 to have high ambitions
只争朝夕
zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī
1 to seize every minute (idiom)
2 to make the best use of one's time
明争暗斗
míng zhēng àn dòu
1 to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
争先恐后
zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
1 striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
争分夺秒
zhēng fēn duó miǎo
1 lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time
2 making every second count
争名夺利
zhēng míng duó lì
1 to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth
2 only interested in personal gain
争权夺利
zhēng quán duó lì
1 scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle
争长论短
zhēng cháng lùn duǎn
1 lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble
2 a storm in a teacup
百家争鸣
bǎi jiā zhēng míng
1 a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
百花齐放,百家争鸣
bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng
1 a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956
能言善辩
néng yán shàn biàn
1 glib of tongue (idiom)
2 eloquent
蚁斗蜗争
yǐ dòu wō zhēng
1 lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
触斗蛮争
chù dòu mán zhēng
1 constant bickering and fighting (idiom); constantly at each other's throats