liǎng bài jù shāng

Traditional: 兩敗俱傷

两败俱伤 (liǎng bài jù shāng) is a Chinese word meaning “both sides suffer (idiom); neither side wins”.

Meanings

  1. 1both sides suffer (idiom)
  2. 2neither side wins

Characters in 两败俱伤

两liǎng · two败bài · to defeat俱jù · (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception伤shāng · to injure

Related words

两two伤害to injure; to harm伤to injure受伤to sustain injuries失败to be defeated俱乐部(loanword) club (the organization or its premises)伤心to grieve伤口wound打败to defeat悲伤sad; sorrowful失败者loser击败to defeat

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