biting each other; mutual biting
Literal or figurative use for animals or people biting one another. Often used in descriptions of animal fights or as a metaphor for mutual harm.
The dogs started biting each other.
conflicting market interests; long and short positions clashing
Financial term referring to the situation where bullish and bearish interests compete, causing market fluctuations. Used in stock or commodity trading contexts.
The politicians' debate, like mutual biting, is unsightly.
Today's market is rough due to the clash between buyers and sellers.
Standard kanji spelling for the literal biting sense and the financial sense.
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but seen in financial contexts.
Compound of 食い (kui, 'biting', continuative form of 食う) + 合い (ai, 'mutual', continuative form of 合う). Literally 'mutual biting'.