Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	fish	eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	fish		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	fish	eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	dried shrimp
trad. (大魚吃小魚，小魚吃蝦米)		大	魚	吃	小	魚	，	小	魚	吃	蝦米
simp. (大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米)		大	鱼	吃	小	鱼	，	小	鱼	吃	虾米

Proverb

大魚吃小魚，小魚吃蝦米

1. The weak are the prey of the strong.

   大魚吃小魚，小魚吃蝦米，蝦米吃爛泥。 [MSC, trad.]

   大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米，虾米吃烂泥。 [MSC, simp.]

   Dà yú chī xiǎo yú, xiǎo yú chī xiāmǐ, xiāmǐ chī lànní. [Pinyin]

Derived terms

• 大魚吃小魚／大鱼吃小鱼 (dà yú chī xiǎo yú)