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.
The battle between the two armies took on the appearance of a fierce dragon-and-tiger struggle.
Similar meaning and imagery, but uses 相搏 instead of 攘搏. Both are rare literary yojijukugo.
Another yojijukugo with the same dragon-and-tiger metaphor for fierce combat.
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.