一物降一物

MEANING

1. 壹名noun

   lit. one object bests another object

   • yīwùxiángyīwù,lǔshuǐdiǎndòufu.

     一物降一物，卤水点豆腐。🔊

     Every creature has its match; brine coagulates tofu.

2. 貳名noun

   every item has a weakness (idiom)

   • yīwùxiángyīwù,lǔshuǐdiǎndòufu.

     一物降一物，卤水点豆腐。🔊

     Every thing has something that can control it; salt brine curdles tofu.

3. 參名noun

   there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock

   • yīwùxiángyīwù,shìjiānwànwùxiāngshēngxiāngkè.

     一物降一物，世间万物相生相克。🔊

     Every object has its check, and all things in the world are interdependent and mutually restrictive.