此消彼長

ci2 siu1 bei2 coeng4

(idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. (idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)

Written Forms

此消彼長Traditional · Main Form
此消彼长Alternate Form

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