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    3. 両雄並び立たず

    両雄並び立たず

    両りょう雄ゆう並ならび​立たた​ず​

    if two ride upon a horse, one must sit behind

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab42 strokes

    りょうゆうならびたたず

    Expressions

    1.
    if two ride upon a horse, one must sit behind, when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war, two great rivals cannot coexist
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    両
    てる・ふたつ…(2)
    both・old Japanese coin・counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)・two
    Kanji
    雄
    お-・おす・おん…(6)
    masculine・male・hero・leader・superiority…(1)
    Kanji
    並
    な.み・なみ・なら.べる・なら.ぶ・なら.びに…(3)
    row・and・besides・as well as・line up…(3)
    Kanji
    立
    た.つ・-た.つ・た.ち-・た.てる・-た.てる・た.て-…(12)
    stand up・rise・set up・erect
    Kanji
    び
    bi
    Kana
    た
    ta
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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