noun
fierce fighting; dragon and tiger locked in combat
A yojijukugo describing an intense, violent struggle between two powerful forces, likened to a dragon and a tiger fighting. Rare and literary.
両軍の戦いはまさに竜攘虎搏の様相を呈した。
The battle between the two armies took on the appearance of a fierce dragon-and-tiger struggle.
A yojijukugo composed of 竜 (dragon), 攘 (expel, ward off), 虎 (tiger), and 搏 (strike, fight). The phrase evokes a life-or-death struggle between two mighty beasts.