尔虞我诈

MEANING

1. 壹名noun

   lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom)

   • ěryúwǒzhàdeshāngyèjìngzhēng.

     尔虞我诈的商业竞争。🔊

     Business competition full of mutual deception and treachery.

2. 貳形adjective

   fig. each tries to outwit the other

   • tāmenzhījiāněryúwǒzhà.

     他们之间尔虞我诈。🔊

     There is mutual deception and treachery between them.

3. 參名noun

   deceit and treachery

   • ěryúwǒzhàshìshāngyèjìngzhēngdechángtài.

     尔虞我诈是商业竞争的常态。🔊

     Deception and trickery are the norm in commercial competition.