尔虞我诈

ěryúwǒzhà

each trying to cheat the other

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each trying to cheat the other

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each trying to cheat the other

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er3 yu2 wo3 zha4

lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); fig. mutual deception, each tries to outwit the other, dog eats dog and devil take the hindmost

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尔虞我诈

ěr yú wǒ zhà

（相互猜疑， 相互欺骗） each trying to cheat or outwit the other (one another); deceive and blackmail each other; deceive each other (mutually); I-cheat-you-and-you-cheat-me (activities); mutual suspicion and deception; scheme against each other

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爾虞我詐|尔虞我诈 [ěr yú wǒ zhà] ► lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); fig. mutual deception ► each tries to outwit the other ► dog eats dog and devil take the hindmost