兩敗俱傷

Chinese

		both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael	be defeated; to defeat; loss	a social club; entirely; without exception	injure; injury; wound
trad. (兩敗俱傷)		兩	敗	俱	傷
simp. (两败俱伤)		两	败	俱	伤

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǎngbàijùshāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄞˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng⁵ baai⁶ keoi¹ soeng¹
• Eastern Min (BUC): liōng-*bài-*gê̤ṳ-*siŏng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lióng-pāi-kū-siong
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶lian-ba ⁶jiu ¹saon

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liǎngbàijùshāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄞˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎngbàijyùshang
    • Wade–Giles: liang³-pai⁴-chü⁴-shang¹
    • Yale: lyǎng-bài-jyù-shāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leangbayjiuhshang
    • Palladius: лянбайцзюйшан (ljanbajczjujšan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: loeng⁵ baai⁶ keoi¹ soeng¹
    • Yale: léuhng baaih kēui sēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loeng⁵ baai⁶ koey¹ soeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêng⁵ bai⁶ kêu¹ sêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lœːŋ¹³ paːi̯²² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: liōng-*bài-*gê̤ṳ-*siŏng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃uoŋ³³⁻²¹ pai⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ ky²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ suoŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lióng-pāi-kū-siong
    • Tâi-lô: lióng-pāi-kū-siong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liofngpaixkuxsiofng
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pai³³⁻¹¹ ku³³⁻¹¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pai³³⁻²¹ ku³³⁻²¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶lian-ba ⁶jiu ¹saon
    • MiniDict: lian^去 ba jiu^去 saon^平
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³lian-ba ³jjy ¹saan
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /liã²² ba⁴⁴ d͡ʑy³³  sɑ̃⁵³/

Note: Tone sandhi within chengyu often vary from person to person..

Idiom

兩敗俱傷

1. both sides suffer; everyone loses; neither side wins

Synonyms

• 一鑊熟／一镬熟 (jat¹ wok⁶ suk⁶) (Cantonese)
• 同歸於盡／同归于尽 (tóngguīyújìn)
• 攬炒／揽炒 (laam^5-2 caau²) (Cantonese)
• 玉石俱焚 (yùshíjùfén)
• 魚死網破／鱼死网破 (yúsǐwǎngpò)