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一山不能藏二虎 (jat1 saan1 bat1 nang4 cong4 ji6 fu2) — one mountain cannot hold two tigers in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一saanˉ¹山batˉ¹不nangˎ₄能congˎ₄藏jiˍ₆二fuˊ²虎
Mandarin Pinyin: yi4 shan1 bu4 neng2 cang2 er4 hu3

Meaning of 一山不能藏二虎

nounone mountain cannot hold two tigers
noun一山不容二虎
nounthis town ain't big enough for both of us; no two rival tigers can exist in the same mountain; two people who are incompatible with each other
nounlit. a mountain cannot host two tigers, meaning there must be a winner

Characters in 一山不能藏二虎

一jat1
one; a; an; the
山saan1
mountain; hill; peak
不bat1
not; no; un-
能nang4
ability; capability; skill
藏cong4
hide; conceal; keep out of sight
二ji6
second; twice
虎fu2
brave; fierce; savage; vigorous

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