yù​bàng​xiāng​zhēng​yú​wēng​dé​lì

a third party benefits from others' fighting

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 a third party benefits from others' fighting

literally meaning 'when the snipe and the clam grapple, the fisherman benefits'; used to describe a situation where two parties are locked in a dispute, allowing a third party to step in and take advantage of the situation

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

literal meaning: when the snipe and the clam grapple, the fisherman profits; used to describe a situation where a third party takes advantage of a conflict between two others to gain a benefit

References

abbreviation 鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利/鷸蚌相爭,漁翁得利 鹬蚌相争/鷸蚌相爭
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
synonym 渔人之利/漁人之利 鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利/鷸蚌相爭,漁翁得利