一山不能藏二虎 (jat1 saan1 bat1 nang4 cong4 ji6 fu2 | yi4 shan1 bu4 neng2 cang2 er4 hu3) : this town ain't big enough for both of us

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一山不能藏二虎

jat1 saan1 bat1 nang4 cong4 ji6 fu2

yi4 shan1 bu4 neng2 cang2 er4 hu3

this 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
[literal] one mountain cannot hold two tigers
[variant] 一山不容二虎

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

一山不能藏二虎

This word has been viewed 3183 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 19th Oct 2012 23:33 and last edited on 7th Sep 2017 01:14

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Characters in this word:

一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
山 saan1 - mountain; hill; peak
不 bat1 - not; no; un-
能 nang4 - can; may; able to; ability; energy
藏 cong4 zong6 - hide; store; reserves; Tibet
二 ji6 - two
虎 fu2 - tiger

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