棋逢对手 Qí féng duìshǒu Evenly matched opponents

Explanation

比喻双方本领不相上下，实力相当。

It is used to describe two sides with equal skills and strength.

Origin Story

话说唐朝时期，有个名叫李白的诗人，他不仅文采斐然，而且棋艺高超。一天，他与一位隐居山林的棋艺高手对弈。两人棋逢对手，杀得难解难分，一局又一局，从清晨一直杀到深夜。李白运筹帷幄，步步为营，而那位高手也毫不示弱，招招精妙，令人叹为观止。最终，两人战成平手，棋局结束时，天边已泛起鱼肚白。两人相视一笑，惺惺相惜，从此成为莫逆之交。

huà shuō táng cháo shíqī,yǒu gè míng jiào lǐ bái de shī rén,tā bù jǐn wéncǎi fěirán, ér qiě qíyì gāochāo.yī tiān, tā yǔ yī wèi yǐnjū shānlín de qíyì gāoshǒu duìyì.liǎng rén qí féng duìshǒu,shā de nán jiě nán fēn,yī jú yòu yī jú,cóng qīngchén yīzhí shā dào shēnyè.lǐ bái yùnchóu wéi wò,bù bù wèi yíng,ér nà wèi gāoshǒu yě háo bù shì ruò,zhāo zhāo jīngmiào,lìng rén tàn wèi guānzhǐ. zuìzhōng,liǎng rén zhàn chéng píngshǒu,qí jú jiéshù shí,tiān biān yǐ fàn qǐ yúdù bái.liǎng rén xiāngshì yīxiào,xīngxīng xiāngxī,cóngcǐ chéngwéi mò nì zhī jiāo

During the Tang Dynasty, there was a poet named Li Bai, who was not only gifted in literature, but also excelled in chess. One day, he played a game of chess against a skilled chess player who lived in seclusion in the mountains. They were evenly matched, and the game was intense and closely contested, lasting from dawn till late into the night. Li Bai strategized carefully, and the other player was equally strong and skillful. In the end, they drew, as dawn broke. They smiled at each other, admiring each other's skill, and became close friends.

Usage

用于描写双方实力相当，竞争激烈的情况。

yòng yú miáoxiě liǎng fāng shí lì xiāngdāng,jìngzhēng jīliè de qíngkuàng

Used to describe the situation where both sides are equally strong and the competition is fierce.

Examples

• 他俩棋逢对手，难分伯仲。

  tāliǎ qí féng duìshǒu,nán fēn bózhòng

  They are evenly matched in this chess game.

• 这场比赛，真是棋逢对手，精彩绝伦！

  zhè chǎng bǐsài, zhēnshi qí féng duìshǒu,jīngcǎi juélún

  This is a real contest between two great players!

Related Idioms

• 势均力敌

• 不相上下

• 平分秋色

Opposite Idioms

• 一筹莫展

• 技不如人

• 相形见绌