Bù shì dōngfēng yādǎo xīfēng, jiùshì xīfēng yādǎo dōngfēng.

不是東風壓倒西風, 就是西風壓倒東風。

Lit If the east wind doesn't prevail over the west wind, then the west wind is [bound] to prevail over the east wind.

Fig One of two forces must prevail over the other.

Note [In this form often used by Mao Zedong, e.g., in his Zài Gé Guó Gōngchǎndǎng Hé Gōngréndǎng Mòsīkē Huìyì Shàng de Jiǎnghuà; originally from DRC, chap. 82.]

Topics COMPETITION DRC EAST-WEST FORCE Mao_Zedong