Two rats fight each other

Two rats fight each other

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Li ǎ ngsh ǔ D ò uxu é, which means that the two hostile parties meet in a narrow and dangerous place, and only those who march forward can win. It comes from the biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru in historical records.

The origin of Idioms

In Sima Qian's biography of Lin Xiangru in historical records of the Western Han Dynasty, it is said that "the road is far and narrow. For example, two rats fight in the acupoints, and the brave will win."

Idiom story

The story is originated from the Warring States period Zhao she Jieke and (today's Heshun County, Shanxi Province) around. In the 29th year of King Zhao Huiwen (270 BC), the state of Qin sent people to attack South Korea. South Korea was Zhao's western neighbor, and the military action of the state of Qin also surrounded Zhao's Kaiyu. When Zhao Huiwen asked Ji Yu's officials, both Lianpo and Lecheng said, "the road is long and narrow, and it is difficult to save." But Zhao she said: "the road is narrow and dangerous. For example, there are two rats fighting in the acupoints, and the brave will win." This is the allusion of "two rats fighting one another.".

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym rat Dou acupoint

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used to admonish