Chinese

		one thing; one object	subdue	one thing; one object
trad. (一物剋一物)		一物	剋	一物
simp. (一物克一物)		一物	克	一物
Literally: “one thing beats another”.

Idiom

一物剋一物

1. there is always one thing to conquer another
2. everything has its vanquisher