bad people fighting each other; internal strife among villains
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun phrase
a dog-eat-dog situation; internal strife among villains
derogatoryA derogatory idiom describing conflict, infighting, or struggle for power among people who are considered evil, untrustworthy, or corrupt. It implies that no matter who wins, the outcome is bad and often observed with scorn.
Nà那
liǎng两
gè个
fǔ腐
bài败
de的
guān官
yuán员
wèi为
le了
lì利
yì益
kāi开
shǐ始
le了
gǒu狗
yǎo咬
gǒu狗
。
Those two corrupt officials started a dogfight over profits.
Zhè这
gēn根
běn本
jiù就
shì是
yī一
chǎng场
gǒu狗
yǎo咬
gǒu狗
de的
hēi黑
bāng帮
zhēng争
dòu斗
，
jǐng警
chá察
zhèng正
hǎo好
zuò坐
shōu收
yú渔
lì利
。
This is essentially a dog-eat-dog gang fight; the police can just sit back and reap the benefits.
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Ràng让
tā他
men们
gǒu狗
yǎo咬
gǒu狗
qù去
ba吧
，
wǒ我
men们
kàn看
rè热
nao闹
jiù就
xíng行
。
Let them fight it out amongst themselves; we can just watch the show.