expression
a fight between equally great opponents; dragon and tiger fighting one another
Idiomatic expression likening a fierce, evenly matched contest to a battle between a dragon and a tiger. Often used in literary or dramatic contexts.
両雄の戦いはまさに竜虎相打つという言葉がふさわしい。
The battle between the two great rivals is truly worthy of the phrase 'dragon and tiger fighting one another'.
A classical Chinese-derived four-character idiom (四字熟語) composed of 竜 (dragon), 虎 (tiger), 相 (mutually), and 打つ (to strike/fight). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it draws on the traditional symbolism of dragons and tigers as powerful, evenly matched creatures.