魚死網破

See also: 鱼死网破

Chinese

		fish	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	net; network	to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out
trad. (魚死網破)		魚	死	網	破
simp. (鱼死网破)		鱼	死	网	破
Literally: “the fish are dead, the fishnet is broken”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yúsǐwǎngpò

(Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄙˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄆㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ sei² mong⁵ po³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yúsǐwǎngpò [Phonetic: yúsíwǎngpò]
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄙˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄆㄛˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yúsǐhwǎngpò
  - Wade–Giles: yü²-ssŭ³-wang³-pʻo⁴
  - Yale: yú-sž-wǎng-pwò
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yusyywoangpoh
  - Palladius: юйсыванпо (jujsyvanpo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁴ sei² mong⁵ po³
  - Yale: yùh séi móhng po
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ sei² mong⁵ po³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ séi² mong⁵ po³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ sei̯³⁵ mɔːŋ¹³ pʰɔː³³/

Idiom

魚死網破

to fight till both you and your foe perish
- 他就是張網捕魚，我也拼他個魚死網破。 [MSC, trad.]
  他就是张网捕鱼，我也拼他个鱼死网破。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 《杜鵑山》 (The Azalea Mountain), Scene 5
  Tā jiùshì zhāngwǎng bǔyú, wǒ yě pīn tā ge yúsǐwǎngpò. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

一鑊熟／一镬熟 (jat¹ wok⁶ suk⁶) (Cantonese)
兩敗俱傷／两败俱伤 (liǎngbàijùshāng)
同歸於盡／同归于尽 (tóngguīyújìn)
攬炒／揽炒 (laam^5-2 caau²) (Cantonese)
玉石俱焚 (yùshíjùfén)

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