弱肉強食 [－－强－]

Jyutping joek6 juk6 koeng4 sik6
Pinyin ruò ròu qiáng shí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom)
  2. fig. the law of the jungle
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    喺​自然​嘅​競​爭​之下​，​弱者​就​會​俾​強者​消滅
    the strong survive, and the weak perish; eat or be eaten; literally: the meat of the weak is eaten by the strong
    • 弱肉強食，你廢，咪會俾人淘汰囉，個社會就係噉㗎啦。
      弱肉强食，你废，咪会俾人淘汰啰，个社会就系噉㗎啦。
      joek6 juk6 koeng4 sik6, nei5 fai3, mai6 wui5 bei2 jan4 tou4 taai3 lo1, go3 se5 wui2 zai6 hai6 gam2 gaa3 laa1
      It's every man for himself. If you suck, you get eliminated. That's just how society works.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    survival of the fittest; law of the jungle
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    弱肉强食。
    弱肉強食。
    ruò ròu qiáng shí 。
    • The weak are food for the strong.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    弱肉强食，系自然界嘅法则。
    弱肉強食，係自然界嘅法則。
    joek6 juk6 koeng4 sik6, hai6 zi6 jin4 gaai3 ge3 faat3 zak1.
    • The strong will overcome the weak. That's a law of nature.
  2. Cantonese
    自然界弱肉强食，系一个好残忍嘅世界。
    自然界弱肉強食，係一個好殘忍嘅世界。
    zi6 jin4 gaai3 joek6 juk6 koeng4 sik6, hai6 jat1 go3 hou2 caan4 jan2 ge3 sai3 gaai3.
    • In nature it's either kill or be killed. It's a cruel world.
  3. Cantonese
    弱肉强食，你废，咪会俾人淘汰啰，个社会就系噉㗎啦。
    弱肉強食，你廢，咪會俾人淘汰囉，個社會就係噉㗎啦。
    joek6 juk6 koeng4 sik6, nei5 fai3, mai6 wui5 bei2 jan4 tou4 taai3 lo1, go3 se5 wui2 zai6 hai6 gam2 gaa3 laa1
    • It's every man for himself. If you suck, you get eliminated. That's just how society works.