Definition
This four-character idiom describes a fight where neither side will give in, leading to a mutually destructive outcome — the fish dies and the net breaks. You use it for situations where someone is willing to go all out, even at the cost of total ruin, often in the pattern '拼个鱼死网破' (to fight to the death).
id.
fight to the deatha desperate struggle in which both sides may be destroyed
Examples
- ，鱼死网破。Shuāngfāng dōu bù kěn ràngbù, zuìhòu pīn le ge yú sǐ wǎng pò.Neither side would give in, and in the end they fought to the death.
- 鱼死网破。Tā yǐjīng zuò hǎo le yú sǐ wǎng pò de zhǔnbèi.He has already prepared for a fight to the death.
- 鱼死网破。Zhè chǎng jìngzhēng zhùdìng shì yú sǐ wǎng pò de jiéjú.This competition is destined to end in mutual destruction.
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