鹬蚌相争
yù​bàng​xiāng​zhēng

the sandpiper and the clam fight

  • created reference approved 鹬蚌相争/鷸蚌相爭 → 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利/鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鹬蚌相争 / 鷸蚌相爭 yù​bàng​xiāng​zhēng

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

    abbreviation

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 鹬蚌相争/鷸蚌相爭 · yù​bàng​xiāng​zhēng · the sandpiper and the clam fight — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鹬蚌相争 / 鷸蚌相爭

    yù​bàng​xiāng​zhēng

    the sandpiper and the clam fight

    a situation where two sides fight each other, allowing a third party to gain the advantage

    鹬 (literal) → 鹬/鷸 · yù · snipe 蚌 (literal) → 蚌 · bàng · mussel 相争 (literal) → 相争/相爭 · xiāng​zhēng · to compete; conflict

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense