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两虎相争，必有一伤liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng

(lit.) if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / (fig.) if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt

两虎相斗，必有一伤liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng

see 兩虎相爭，必有一傷|两虎相争，必有一伤[liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng]

分久必合，合久必分fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn

(lit.) that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (proverb, from Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì]) / (fig.) things are constantly changing

势在必得shì zài bì dé

to be determined to win (idiom)

哀兵必胜āi bīng bì shèng

an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)

多行不义必自毙duō xíng bù yì bì zì bì

persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)

大可不必dà kě bù bì

need not / unnecessary

大难不死，必有后福dà nàn bù sǐ , bì yǒu hòu fú

one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)

小时了了，大未必佳xiǎo shí liǎo liǎo , dà wèi bì jiā

being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)

工欲善其事，必先利其器gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì

To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job

德不配位，必有灾殃dé bù pèi wèi , bì yǒu zāi yāng

calamity will befall those whose moral standards are not in keeping with their social status

既有今日何必当初jì yǒu jīn rì hé bì dāng chū

see 早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初[zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū]

早知今日何必当初zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū

if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom) / to regret vainly one's past behavior

智者千虑，必有一失zhì zhě qiān lǜ , bì yǒu yī shī

lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom) / fig. nobody is infallible

有其师，必有其徒yǒu qí shī , bì yǒu qí tú

As the teacher, so the pupil. (idiom)

有其父必有其子yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ

like father, like son (idiom)

有所得必有所失yǒu suǒ dé bì yǒu suǒ shī

there is no gain without a loss (idiom) / there is no such thing as a free meal

未必见得wèi bì jiàn dé

not necessarily / that's not sure

物极必反wù jí bì fǎn

when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)

生活必需品shēng huó bì xū pǐn

life's necessities

睚眦必报yá zì bì bào

lit. to seek revenge over a dirty look (idiom) / fig. small-minded / vindictive

积阴德必有阳报jī yīn dé bì yǒu yáng bào

(saying) doing good deeds in secret will eventually bring rewards

空穴来风未必无因kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn

wind does not come from an empty cave without reason / there's no smoke without fire (idiom)

自不必说zì bù bì shuō

(idiom) needless to say / it goes without saying

言多必失yán duō bì shī

if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)

言必信，行必果yán bì xìn , xíng bì guǒ

one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work (proverb)

车到山前必有路chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù

lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom) / fig. everything will turn out for the best / let's worry about it when it happens / it will be all right on the night