chī
xiǎo

idiom

Meaning of 大鱼吃小鱼

大鱼吃小鱼 means the big fish eats the small fish; the strong preys on the weak; survival of the fittest. Pronounced dà yú chī xiǎo yú.

  • the big fish eats the small fish; the strong preys on the weak; survival of the fittest

Definitions & Examples

Zài
liè
de
shì
chǎng
jìng
zhēng
zhōng
 
cháng
cháng
shì
chī
xiǎo
 

In fierce market competition, it is often a case of the big fish eating the small fish.

Zhè
ge
háng
jīng
le
chǎng
chī
xiǎo
de
bìng
gòu
cháo
 

This industry has experienced a wave of mergers and acquisitions where the big fish ate the small fish.

rán
jiè
de
yǒu
shí
jiù
shì
chī
xiǎo
 

In nature, the rule is sometimes simply that the big fish eats the small fish.

gāng
chuàng
de
xiǎo
gōng
 
hěn
nán
miǎn
bèi
chī
xiǎo
 

His newly founded small company can hardly avoid being eaten by the big fish of large enterprises.