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雌雄 (cí xióng) — male and female (sex distinction); victory and defeat (especially in idioms like 一决雌雄)

Definition

Literary/formal pair for 'male and female' (animals, plants). In set phrases like 一决雌雄 it shifts to mean 'victory and defeat' — a single bout to settle a contest.

noun
male and female (sex distinction)victory and defeat (especially in idioms like 一决雌雄)

Examples

  • 雌雄。
    Kē xué jiā tōng guò jī yīn jué dìng dòng wù de cí xióng.
    Scientists determine animal sex through genes.
  • 雌雄，。
    Liǎng duì jīn tiān jiāng yì jué cí xióng, zhēng duó guàn jūn.
    The two teams will fight it out today for the championship.
  • 雌雄。
    Zhè chǎng bǐ sài de jié guǒ jiāng jué dìng cí xióng.
    The result of this match will decide who wins.
Appears in
HSK 2.0 Level 6Abstract ConceptsBiology

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