Word Meaning 両雄並び立たず

りょうゆうならびたたず ryouyuunarabitatazu

両雄並び立たず is read as りょうゆうならびたたず (ryouyuunarabitatazu) and means if two ride upon a horse, one must sit behind.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

りょうゆうならびたたず

Romaji

ryouyuunarabitatazu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 42 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 49401 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

両雄

りょうゆう

two great men (rivals)

両立

りょうりつ

compatibility

小選挙区比例代表並立制

しょうせんきょくひれいだいひょうへいりつせい

electoral system comprised of single-seat constituencies and proportionally represented multiple-seat constituencies

国立高雄師範大学

こくりつたかおしはんだいがく

National Kaohsiung Normal University

電磁両立性

でんじりょうりつせい

electromagnetic compatibility

東京都立杉並工業高等学校

とうきょうとりつすぎなみこうぎょうこうとうがっこう

Tokyo Metropolitan Suginami Technical High School

並立

へいりつ

standing abreast

立ち並ぶ

たちならぶ

to be equal to

並立助詞

へいりつじょし

parallel marker

両端

りょうはじ

double-mindedness

両刃

もろは

double-edged blade