此消彼長 [－－－长]

Jyutping ci2 siu1 bei2 zoeng2
Pinyin cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    一樣​嘢​下降​或者​消失​，​另​一樣​嘢​上升​或者​出現
    something fades while something else rises
    • 喺長年戰爭當中，兩國實力此消彼長。
      喺长年战争当中，两国实力此消彼长。
      hai2 coeng4 nin4 zin3 zang1 dong1 zung1, loeng5 gwok3 sat6 lik6 ci2 siu1 bei2 zoeng2.
      In years of war, the strength of the country has deteriorated while that of its counterpart has risen.

此消彼長 [－－－长]

Jyutping
Pinyin cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    喺长年战争当中，两国实力此消彼长。
    喺長年戰爭當中，兩國實力此消彼長。
    hai2 coeng4 nin4 zin3 zang1 dong1 zung1, loeng5 gwok3 sat6 lik6 ci2 siu1 bei2 zoeng2.
    • In years of war, the strength of the country has deteriorated while that of its counterpart has risen.