nǐ sǐ wǒ huó

你死我活 (nǐ sǐ wǒ huó) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries; two parties cannot coexist”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
  2. 2two parties cannot coexist

Characters in 你死我活

你nǐ · you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])死sǐ · to die我wǒ · I; me; my活huó · to live

Related words

我I; me; my你you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])你you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)我们we; us; ourselves; our你们you (plural)死to die生活to live活to live该死Damn it!死亡to die杀死to kill活动to exercise; to move about; to work out

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