gangsters fighting each other; dog eat dog among criminals
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
criminal gangs feuding; crooks preying on each other
informalThis idiom vividly describes infighting, competition, or deceit within the criminal underworld, where there is no honor among thieves. It implies a situation where both sides are morally corrupt or involved in illegal activities.
Nà那
liǎng两
gè个
fàn贩
dú毒
tuán团
huǒ伙
wèi为
le了
zhēng争
duó夺
shì市
chǎng场
，
zuì最
jìn近
yī一
zhí直
zài在
hēi黑
chī吃
hēi黑
。
Those two drug trafficking gangs have been feuding recently to compete for the market.
Tā他
men们
zhī之
jiān间
jiù就
shì是
hēi黑
chī吃
hēi黑
，
shuí谁
yě也
bú不
shì是
hǎo好
rén人
。
It's just crooks preying on crooks between them; neither is a good person.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
hēi黑
chī吃
hēi黑
de的
zhēng争
dòu斗
，
jǐng警
fāng方
yǒu有
shí时
hěn很
nán难
jiè介
rù入
。
It's sometimes hard for the police to intervene in this kind of dog-eat-dog feud among criminals.