此ci2消siu1彼bei2長zoeng2

English

1. (idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
2. something fades while something else risesunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 一樣嘢下降或者消失，另一樣嘢上升或者出現unreviewed?

Examples

• unreviewed?

  喺長年戰爭當中，兩國實力此消彼長。

  In years of war, the strength of the country has deteriorated while that of its counterpart has risen.