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龙争虎斗

龍爭虎鬥
lóngzhēng-hǔdòu
idiom #44,127

Meanings

  1. 1 dragons wrestling and tigers fighting
  2. 2 a fierce contest between powerful rivals

Examples

两大公司之间的竞争真是龙争虎斗。
Liǎng dàgōng sī zhījiān de jìngzhēng zhēnshì lóngzhēnghǔdòu.
The competition between the two giant companies is truly a dragon-and-tiger battle.
决赛现场龙争虎斗，精彩纷呈。
Juésài xiànchǎng lóngzhēnghǔdòu, jīngcǎifēnchéng.
The finals were a spectacular clash of titans.

Tips

culture
Also the Chinese title of Bruce Lee's 1973 film Enter the Dragon (龙争虎斗). The phrase itself dates to 班固《答宾戏》and was a stock metaphor for epic martial contests long before kung fu cinema.

In Pop Culture

《龙争虎斗》 《 Lóngzhēnghǔdòu 》
Enter the Dragon
1973 Bruce Lee martial arts film, the first Chinese-Hollywood coproduction and a landmark in world cinema.

Stroke Order

龙 lóng
争 zhēng
虎 hǔ
斗 dǒu