yù​bàng​xiāng​chí​yú​rén​dé​lì

to benefit from others' strife

Senses

鹬蚌相持,渔人得利/ 鷸蚌相持,漁人得利 yù​bàng​xiāng​chí​yú​rén​dé​lì to benefit from others' strife

literally: when the snipe and the clam grapple, the fisherman profits; used to describe a situation where a third party benefits from the conflict between two others

References

synonym 渔翁得利/漁翁得利 鹬蚌相持,渔人得利/鷸蚌相持,漁人得利
same_as 渔翁之利/漁翁之利 鹬蚌相持,渔人得利/鷸蚌相持,漁人得利
abbreviation 渔人得利/漁人得利 鹬蚌相持,渔人得利/鷸蚌相持,漁人得利