大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米

Mandarin

simplified	大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米
traditional	大魚吃小魚，小魚吃蝦米

Etymology

Literally: The big fish eat the little fish, and the little fish eat small shrimps.

Proverb

大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米 (simplified, Pinyin dà yú chī xiǎo yú, xiǎo yú chī xiāmǐ, traditional 大魚吃小魚，小魚吃蝦米)

1. The weak are the prey of the strong.

   大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米，是米吃烂泥.

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