yù​bàng​xiāng​zhēng, yú​wēng​dé​lì

third-party benefit

Senses

鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利/ 鷸蚌相爭,漁翁得利 yù​bàng​xiāng​zhēng, yú​wēng​dé​lì third-party benefit

A situation where two parties are locked in a dispute, allowing a third party to benefit from their conflict; literally, when the snipe and the clam grapple, the fisherman catches them both.

这两家公司一直在打价格战,结果却是鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利,让第三方平台赚了钱。

References

abbreviation 鹬蚌相争/鷸蚌相爭 鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利/鷸蚌相爭,漁翁得利