Yī wù xiáng yī wù;* (lǔshuǐ diǎn dòufu).

一物降一物, (鹵水點豆腐)。

Lit One thing always succumbs to another, ([just as] brine curds soybean juice).

Fig There is always one thing to overcome another. Everything has its vanquisher.

Note [Cf. Érnǚ Yīngxióng Zhuàn, chap. 31; the first part is commonly used alone (q.v.); the second part is merely added as a rhyme; see the preceding entry.]

Topics ABILITY COMPETITION Érnǚ Yīngxióng Zhuàn LIMITATIONS STRENGTH