粵

你nei5死sei2我ngo5活wut6

nei5 sei2 ngo5 wut6nǐ sǐ wǒ huó

English

  1. lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
  2. (of fights) deadly struggle; literally, you die while I survive
  3. two parties cannot coexist

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻鬥爭極之激烈

Examples

  • 鬥個你死我活

    to fight for life and death

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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