大魚吃小魚，小魚吃蝦米

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See also: 大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米

Chinese

big fish
eat; eradicate; destroy
eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
 
 small fish small fish
eat; eradicate; destroy
eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
 
 dried and shelled small shrimp; small shrimp
trad. (大魚吃小魚，小魚吃蝦米) 大魚 吃 小魚 ， 小魚 吃 蝦米
simp. (大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米) 大鱼 吃 小鱼 ， 小鱼 吃 虾米
Literally: “The big fish eat the little fish, and the little fish eat small shrimps.”

Pronunciation

Proverb

大魚吃小魚，小魚吃蝦米

  1. The weak are the prey of the strong; might makes right
    大魚吃小魚，小魚吃蝦米，蝦米吃爛泥。 [MSC, trad.]
    大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米，虾米吃烂泥。 [MSC, simp.]
    Dà yú chī xiǎo yú, xiǎo yú chī xiāmi, xiāmi chī lànní.
    The big fish eat the little fish, the little fish eat small shrimps, and the shrimps eat sludge.

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