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 (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶lian-ba ⁶jiu ¹saon

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
- (Northern: 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

both sides suffer; everyone loses; neither side wins

Synonyms

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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)