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 yùbàngxiāngzhēngyúwēngdélì
鹬蚌相争 / 鷸蚌相爭 yùbàngxiāngzhēng
abbreviation
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created sense approved 鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利/鷸蚌相爭,漁翁得利 · yùbàngxiāngzhēngyúwēngdélì · 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
yùbàngxiāngzhēngyúwēngdélì
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 · xiāngzhēng · to compete; conflict , (non_chinese) 渔翁 (literal) → 渔翁/漁翁 · yúwēng · old fisherman 得利 (literal) → 得利 · délì · to reap benefit
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利/鷸蚌相爭,漁翁得利 · yùbàngxiāngzhēngyúwēngdélì · 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
yùbàngxiāngzhēngyúwēngdélì
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 · xiāngzhēng · to compete; conflict , (non_chinese) 渔翁 (literal) → 渔翁/漁翁 · yúwēng · old fisherman 得利 (literal) → 得利 · délì · to reap benefit
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition