noun
draw due to injury (sumo)
Sumo term: a match declared a draw because both wrestlers are injured and cannot continue.
両力士が負傷し、取り組みは痛み分けとなった。
Both wrestlers were injured, and the bout was declared a draw due to injury.
noun
ending in mutual damage; both sides lose
Figurative extension: a dispute or competition that ends with both parties suffering harm, with no clear winner.
価格競争の結果は痛み分けに終わった。
The price war ended with both sides suffering damage.
議論は痛み分けで、どちらも納得していない。
The debate ended in mutual damage, with neither side satisfied.