yù​bàng​xiāng​zhēng​yú​wēng​dé​lì

a third party benefits from others' fighting

  • created reference approved 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) — "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

    鹬蚌相争 / 鷸蚌相爭 yù​bàng​xiāng​zhēng

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  • 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 · the third party benefits — "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

    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

    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 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 · a third party benefits from others' fighting — "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

    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 (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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