鹬蚌相争， 渔翁得利
yù​bàng​xiāng​zhēng​yú​wēng​dé​lì

when the snipe and clam grapple the fisherman profits

  • created sense approved 鹬蚌相争， 渔翁得利/鷸蚌相爭， 漁翁得利 · yù​bàng​xiāng​zhēng​yú​wēng​dé​lì · when the snipe and clam grapple the fisherman profits — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鹬蚌相争， 渔翁得利 / 鷸蚌相爭， 漁翁得利

    yù​bàng​xiāng​zhēng​yú​wēng​dé​lì

    when the snipe and clam grapple the fisherman profits

    if two parties fight, a third party will benefit from the struggle; to reap the spoils of another's conflict

    鹬 (literal) → 鹬/鷸 · yù · snipe 蚌 (literal) → 蚌 · bàng · mussel 相争 (literal) → 相争/相爭 · xiāng​zhēng · to compete; conflict ， (non_chinese) 渔翁 (literal) → 渔翁/漁翁 · yú​wēng · old fisherman 得利 (literal) → 得利 · dé​lì · to reap benefit

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    created sense