gwong1 gwan3 jyu6 zoek6 mou5 pei4 caai4光棍遇着冇皮柴

Jyutpinggwong1 gwan3 jyu6 zoek6 mou5 pei4 caai4

Yalegwōng gwan yuh jeuhk móuh pèih chàaih

語句

Definition

A situation where two people with evil intentions fight each other, resulting in both losing in the end

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How it's used

This idiom describes a situation where two equally cunning or malicious individuals clash, resulting in mutual destruction. It carries a cynical tone, implying that neither party deserves sympathy because both were looking for trouble. It is specifically used to describe a standoff between two people who are both trying to take advantage of the other.

Examples

keoi5佢dei6哋loeng5兩go3個gwong1光gwan3棍jyu6遇zoek6着mou5冇pei4皮caai4柴，zeoi3最hau6後dou1都mou5冇hou2好haa6下coeng4場。

Those two are both bad news, they ended up hurting each other and neither got a good outcome.

nei5你ji5以wai4為keoi5佢hou2好haa1蝦？keoi5佢dei6哋hai6係gwong1光gwan3棍jyu6遇zoek6着mou5冇pei4皮caai4柴zaa5咋。

You think he is easy to bully? They are just two bad eggs clashing.

Common phrases

gwong1光gwan3棍jyu6遇zoek6着mou5冇pei4皮caai4柴

clash of two villains

Common mistake

Learners often mistake this for a general term for a fight, but it specifically requires that both parties are morally questionable or manipulative. Do not use it to describe a conflict between an innocent person and a villain.